This day in baseball

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Today In Baseball History

1888 - At a stormy meeting in Philadelphia, American Association owners finally vote to allow 25 cent admission again. They drop the percentage system of paying visitors and replace it with a $130-per-game guarantee.

1893 - Facing a left-handed Brooklyn pitcher, New York first baseman Roger Connor bats right-handed for the first time in his career and slugs out two homers and a single in a 10-3 win.

1907 - Walter Johnson pitched the first of his 416 victories as he led the Washington Senators over the Cleveland Indians 7-2.

1915 - As Brooklyn's rookie pitcher Ed Appleton steps to the mound, St. Louis manager Miller Huggins, coaching at third base, calls for the ball. The rookie tosses the ball to him, Huggins steps aside, and the Cardinal runner scores. A change in the rules will prevent such trickery in the future.

1922 - Ken Williams of the St. Louis Browns hit two home runs in the sixth inning of 16-1 victory over the Washington Senators.

1923 - Cleveland's Frank Bowerman went 6-for-6 with a double and five singles as the Indians routed the Washington Senators 22-2.

1950 - White players Lou Chirban, Stan Mierko, and Frank Dyle of the Chicago American Giants are barred by police from playing in the Negro American League against the Birmingham Black Barons.

1956 - The largest crowd in minor league history, 57,000, saw 51-year-old Satchel Paige of Miami beat Columbus in an International League game played in the Orange Bowl.

1968 - Joe Keough of the Oakland A's pinch hit a home run in his first major league at-bat in the eighth inning against the New York Yankees and the A's won 4-3 in 10 innings.

1971 - The New York Mets bombarded the Braves at Atlanta Stadium, 20-6. Ken Boswell led the Mets with four hits and five RBIs including a grand slam off Mike McQueen.

1978 - Eddie Mathews, Addie Joss, and Larry MacPhail are inducted at Cooperstown.

1985 - Commissioner Peter Ueberroth announced a tentative agreement ending a two-day strike. The season resumed Aug. 8.

1992 - The Giants announce that the team has been sold to Tampa Bay investors for a reported $110 million and will move to St. Petersburg for the 1993 season. Other owners will block the move in November, but one benefit is that the 1992 season finale becomes the first sellout at Candlestick since the 1989 World Series.

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This Day in Baseball History

On August 8, 1973, future Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda of the Boston Red Sox bangs out four doubles in a 9-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The Red Sox’ designated hitter, running on bad knees near the end of an outstanding career, ties a major league record with the four two-baggers.

On August 8, 1965, Warren Spahn wins his first game as a member of the San Francisco Giants. The New York Mets had released Spahn earlier in the season.

On August 8, 1934, Hall of Fame manager Wilbert Robinson dies at the age of 71 after suffering a stroke. Robinson won a total of 1,399 games in 19 major league seasons. “Uncle Robbie” managed the Brooklyn franchise for 18 of those seasons, leading the team to National League pennants in 1916 and 1920.

On August 8, 1976, the Chicago White Sox become the first team in major league history to wear short pants in a game. The White Sox debut their Bermuda shorts - the brainchild of owner Bill Veeck - in the first game of a doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals. It will be the only regular season game in which the White Sox wear shorts.

On August 8, 1954, the Brooklyn Dodgers explode for 13 runs - after two outs with no one on - in the eighth inning of their 20-8 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Gil Hodges highlights the outburst with a home run and a triple. Pitcher Clem Labine, a career .100 hitter, draws two walks during the inning.

On August 8, 1988, lights are used for the first time in the history of Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies play 3 1/2 before being rained out.

On August 8, 1903, tragedy strikes the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia when a walkway at the top of the stands suddenly collapses, killing 12 fans in attendance. The incident, which occurs when fans rush to the walkway to witness a street brawl, mars a doubleheader between the hometown Phillies and the Boston Braves.

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This Day in Baseball History:

1916 The Philadelphia A's end their 20-game losing streak when Joe Bush beats the Tigers, 7-1.


1939 Yankee third baseman Red Rolfe begins an eighteen-game scoring streak. The Penacook, New Hampshire native will score thirty runs during this period of time.


1949 Hitless in his first four at bats against Yankee hurler Vic Raschi, Red Sox outfielder Dom DiMaggio's 34-game hitting streak comes to an end as his brother Joe makes a shoestring catch in the eighth inning to taking away a hit.


1973 Phil Niekro pitches the first no-hitter in Atlanta Braves history.


1975 Davey Lopes steals his 32nd consecutive base without being caught breaking Max Carey's 1922 record as the Dodgers defeat the Mets, 2-0


1976 Cal Hubbard, with his induction to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown as an umpire, becomes the first professional athlete to be elected into two Hall of Fames. In 1963 he was enshrined in the pro football's Hall of Fame.


1976 John Candelaria becomes the first Pirate since 1907 to throw a no-hitter in Pittsburgh. Nick Maddox threw the first and only Buc home no-hitter until the 'Candyman' beat the Dodgers at Three Rivers Stadium. (There was never a no-hitter pitched in the 61-year history of spacious Forbes Field)


1981 Major league baseball returns in a big way from its in-season strike as 72,086 fans attend the belated All-Star game in Cleveland. Vida Blue becomes the first pitcher to win an All-Star game for both leagues.


1988 The Cubs play their first ever night game at Wrigley Field defeating the Mets, 6-4.


1996 In a 4-3,10-inning loss to the White Sox, Cal Ripken records his 2,500th career hit, a single off White Sox Bill Simas.


1998 The Expos draw a total of 757 dogs during the team's Dog Day promotion. Montreal's 8-2 victory over the Devil Rays featured a pre-game parade of the dogs and their owners on the field.


1998 In Boston's 14-8 victory over the Rangers, Dennis Eckersley ties Kent Tekulve for second on the all-time list with 1,050 appearances by a pitcher. Hoyt Wilhelm is the over-all leader with 1,070.


1998 With his 244th victory, the Braves' Dennis Martinez passes Juan Marichal to become the winningest Latin American pitcher in major league baseball history. Martinez pitches a perfect eighth inning as the Braves beat the Giants, 7-5.


1999 For the first time in major league history, five grand slams are hit in a single day. Cardinal Fernando Tatis, Expo Jose Vidro, Marlin Mike Lowell, Yankee Bernie Williams and Mariner Jay Buhner all connect to set the record.


2002 Barry Bonds joins Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the only players ever to hit 600 home runs in the major leagues. The 38-year-old Giant left fielder hit the milestone homer in the sixth inning by lining 2-1 pitch thrown by Pirates starter Kip Wells over the center field wall at Pacific Bell Park.


2002 At the age of 26 years and 182 days, Vladimir Guerrero hits his 200th career home run tying the Expo right fielder with Ken Griffey, Jr. as the second-youngest player to reach 200 homer plateau. Alex Rodriguez is the youngest major leaguer to reach the 200 homer mark reaching the milestone in 25 years 290 days.

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Today in Baseball History:

1889 1889 At the Seventh Street Park in Indianapolis, future 300 game winner Mickey Welch becomes the first pinch hitter in major league history. Although the Giants right-handed pitcher strikes out in his historic plate appearance, New York prevails beating the Hoosiers, 9-6.


1901 White Sox Frank Isbell of the Chicago White Sox strands eleven runners on the base paths to set an American League record.


1944 Braves' hurler Charles 'Red' Barrett throws only 58 pitches in beating the Reds, 2-0.


1957 Mickey Mantle blasts a 460-foot homer to become the first player to clear the center-field hedge at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore as the Yankees beat the Orioles, 6-3.


1969 For the second time this season, Twins' Cesar Tovar breaks up a no-hit bid by an Oriole pitcher by singling in the ninth inning. Mike Cuellar is the victim this time.


1971 At Metropolitan Stadium in Minneapolis, Harmon Killebrew becomes the tenth player to join the 500 home run club as hits the historic homer in the first inning off Mike Cuellar. Later in the game the 36-year old first baseman connects for #501, but 'Killer's' two round-trippers are to no avail as the Twins lose to the Orioles in 10 innings, 4-3.


1974 Jorge Lebron, the youngest professional player ever, makes his debut for the Phillies farm club Auburn. The fourteen-year old shortstop plays three games before returning to Puerto Rico to finish junior high school.


1981 The Phillies' Pete Rose passes Stan Musial as the all-time National League hit leader when he collects his 3,631st off Cardinal hurler Mark Littell.


1986 During Billy Martin Day at Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers retire uniform #1 to honor their scrappy second baseman and four-time manager.


1989 After fifteen months of recovery from cancer surgery to his arm, Dave Dravecky pitches one-hit baseball for seven innings blanking the Reds to get the victory. The Giant bullpen holds on for a 4-3 win at Candlestick Park.


1995 The first forfeit in the majors in sixteen years occurs when the fans for the third time during the night throw promotional souvenir baseballs onto the Dodger Stadium field. At the time of the decision to halt the game, Los Angeles is trailing the Cardinals, 2-1 with one out in the bottom of the ninth.


1998 Joining Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, Albert Belle becomes only the fourth player to drive in 100 runs and hit 30 homers for seven consecutive seasons.


2000 Winning for the first time in 16 starts, David Cone ends the worst slump of his career as the Yankees beat the A's, 12-6. Newly acquired Jose Canseco hits a three-run homer into the upper deck to help Cone stop the skid.


2001 In Kotna, Poland, Khovrio of Moscow becomes the first Russian team to qualify for the Little League World Series. The team, which is also the first to be made of all native Europeans, defeats the Tbilisi YMCA of Georgia, 12-2.


2002 Sammy Sosa hits three home runs in consecutive at bats in the third, fourth and fifth innings tying a Cubs' record with nine RBIs established by Heinie Zimmerman in 1911. With his sixth career three-homer game performance, the Chicago right fielder also ties the major league record set by Johnny Mize and he also becomes only the fifth player in big league history to homer in three straight innings.


2003 Rafael Furcal becomes the 12th player to turn an unassisted triple play in big league history. With runners on Cardinals on first (Orlando Palmeiro) and second (Mike Matheny) in the fifth inning, the Braves shortstop makes a leaping catch of pitcher Woody Williams' liner steps on second base to double up Matheny before tagging out Palmeiro who is attempting to get back to first base.


2004 Taking a cab to Shea Stadium from nearby LaGuardia Airport , Mets starting pitcher Tom Glavine is injured as the taxi collides with an SUV. The 38-year old two-time Cy Young Award winner loses his front two teeth and needs over 40 stitches to close facial lacerations.


2004 After signing American League Rookie of the Year to a five-year, possible $16 million deal on May 6, the Royals send Angel Berroa to the Wichita Wranglers, their Double-A affiliate in the Texas League. The struggling shortstop is hitting only .249 with five homers and 30 ribbies compared to last season’s award-winning performance when the 26-year old Dominican batted .287 with 17 homers and 73 RBIs in his first full season in the major leagues.

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This Day in Baseball-August 11

1907 Cardinal Ed Karger pitches a seven-inning perfect game in game two of a doubleheader beating the Boston Braves 4-0. The contest was shortened by a prior agreement between the clubs.


1926 In a 7-2 loss to the White Sox, Tris Speaker hits his 700th career double, The Indian outfielder will establish a major league a record with 792 two-baggers.


1929 At League Park in Cleveland, Babe Ruth hits Willis Hudlin’s first delivery in the second inning over the right field fence to record his 500th career home run. The Bambino has more than twice the number of round-trippers than Phillies Cy Williams who is #2 on the all-time list with 237.


1946 Sweeping a doubleheader, the Phillies end the Dodgers' 18-game winning streak in Philadelphia, a major league record. The Dodgers hadn't lost in the City of Brotherly Love since May 5,1945.


1961 Braves lefty Warren Spahn scatters six hits to beat the Cubs, 2-1, for his 300th career victory.


1951 The Braves beat the Dodgers 8-1 in the first major league game to be televised in color.


1959 Gil Carter, a pitcher for the Carlsbad, New Mexico entry in the Sophomore Baseball League, reportedly hits a ball which travels 730 feet from home plate. This left field blast may be the longest home run ever hit.


1970 With a 6-5 victory over the Astros, the Phillies' Jim Bunning becomes the first pitcher since Cy Young to win 100 games in both leagues.


1970 With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, pinch-hitter Carl Taylor's grand slam caps a five-run rally giving the Cardinals a dramatic comeback victory over the Padres, 11-10.


1980 In the third inning of 3-1 Yankee victory over the White Sox, Reggie Jackson connects off of Britt Burns for his 400th career home run.


1986 Breaking Max Carey's mark, Cincinnati Reds' Pete Rose sets a National League record with his tenth five-hit game of his career. 'Charlie Hustle' singles four times and doubles in the 13-4 loss to the Giants.


1991 In only his second big league start, 21-year old White Sox southpaw Wilson Alvarez no-hits the Orioles, 7-0. Only Browns' hurler Bobo Holloman, who threw a no-hitter in his first major league start in 1953 accomplished the feat in fewer starts.


1994 Randy Johnson’s pitch to strike out A's Ernie Young will become the last ball thrown in the major league for seven and half month as the longest work stoppage in baseball history begins.


1998 The Devil Rays surpassed the two-million mark in home attendance in their inaugural season joining the Rockies, Marlins and Arizona as the only expansion teams to reach this mark.


1998 At Fenway Park, a moment of silence is observed in memory of Detective John Gibson, one of the police officers killed at the U.S. Capitol last month. The Waltham, Massachusetts resident was a lifelong Red Sox fan.


2001 Using fewest number of games anyone has ever needed to hit 50 homers in a season, Giant outfielder Barry Bonds reaches the milestone in 117 contests. In 1999, Sammy Sosa reached the mark in 121 contests.


2001 En Route to his 11th victory as the Giants beat the Cubs at Wrigley Field, 9-4, Livan Hernandez goes 4-for-4 including a home run. The Cuban right-hander has collected eight consecutive hits enjoying a 3-for-3 performance against the Phillies on August 5 and going 2-for-3 against the Pirates the last day in July.


2002 Keeping with the tradition of commemorating former players who are in the Hall of Fame, the Cardinals unveiled the 11th statue outside Busch stadium - an air-borne Ozzie Smith. The bronze likeness, created by sculptor Harry Weber, captures the former shortstop stretched horizontally to the ground, trying to field a grounder in the hole.


2002 Sammy Sosa's grand slam and run-scoring double against the Rockies gives the Cubs' slugger 14 RBIs over two games establishing a new a National League record. The previous mark was 13 shared by Nate Colbert (Padres-1972) and Mark Whiten (Cardinals -1993).


2003 By fanning Jeff Kent in the seventh inning at Wrigley Field, Kerry Wood became the fastest major leaguer to record his 1,000th career strikeout needing only 134 games to reach the milestone. It took 143 games for Roger Clemens to accomplish the feat.


2004 During the memorial service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in front of pews packed with Mets fans, team owner Fred Wilpon and former broadcaster partner Gary Thorne deliver eulogies remembering the late Hall of Famer Bob Murphy. At age of 79, ‘Murph’ who supplied 42 years of Happy Recaps for the Mets and spent a half of a century broadcasting big league games, lost his battle with lung cancer.

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This Day in Baseball-August 12

1921: Philadelphia’s George Smith gave up 12 hits and still pitched a shutout in the Phillies’ 4-0 victory over the Boston Braves.

1948: In the second game of a doubleheader, the Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Browns 26-3 with a 29-hit barrage. The Indians set a major league record as 14 different players hit safely.

1964: Mickey Mantle hit a home run both left- and right-handed in a 7-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. It was the 10th time in his career and a major league record for switch-hit homers in a game.

1966: Art Shamsky of the Cincinnati Reds connected for three home runs in a 14-11, 13-inning loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Crosley Field. Two of the homers came in the 10th and 11th innings. The game featured 11 homers by both clubs.

1974: Nolan Ryan of the California Angles struck out 19 Boston Red Sox for a 4-2 victory.

1986: Don Baylor of the Boston Red Sox set an AL record when he was hit by a pitch for the 25th time for the season, breaking the record he had shared with Bill Freehan (1968) and Norm Elberfield (1911). Kansas City’s Bud Black was the pitcher as the Royals completed a doubleheader sweep with a 6-5 victory.

1988: The Boston Red Sox set an AL record with their 23rd straight victory at home, beating the Detroit Tigers 9-4. Boston surpassed the league mark of 22 set by the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics.

1994: Major league baseball players went on strike for the sport’s eighth work stoppage since 1972.

2001: Mark McGwire hit his 575th career home run and St. Louis beat the New York Mets 4-1. McGwire’s last 11 hits had been homers.

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THIS DAY IN BASEBALL

AUGUST 13

1906: Jack Taylor of the Chicago Cubs was chased by Brooklyn in the third inning, ending a streak of 187 complete games and 15 relief games that Taylor had finished without relief help.

1910: The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates played to an 8-8 tie. Each team had 38 at-bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, two errors, five strikeouts, three walks, one hit batsman and one passed ball.

1931: Tony Cuccinello of the Cincinnati Reds had six hits in six at-bats in the first game of a doubleheader in Boston. Cuccinello had a triple, two doubles and three singles to knock in five runs as the Reds won 17-3.

1948: Satchel Paige, 42, pitched his first major-league complete game against the Chicago White Sox. Paige gave up only five hits en route to 5-0 Cleveland victory.

1969: Jim Palmer of the Orioles, plagued by arm trouble the year before, threw an 8-0 no-hitter against the Oakland A’s in Baltimore.

1978: The Baltimore Orioles benefited from the rainout rule. The Orioles were leading New York 3-0 after six innings but the Yankees scored five runs in the top half of the seventh. Heavy rains ended the game in the bottom half of the inning and the score was reverted to the end of the last completed frame giving the Orioles the triumph. This rule was changed in 1980.

1979: St. Louis’ Lou Brock reached the 3,000 hit plateau with an infield hit off Chicago Cubs pitcher Dennis Lamp. St. Louis won the game 3-2.

2004: San Francisco’s J.T. Snow hit three home runs, had four RBIs, and scored five runs to power the Giants to a 16-6 rout of Philadelphia.

2004: Rookies Abraham Nunez and John Buck both hit grand slams to lead the Royals past the Oakland Athletics 10-3. It was the first time in club history the Royals have hit two grand-slams in one game — which also ties a major-league record. Buck and Nunez were the first rookie teammates to hit grand slams in the same game since the rookie rule went into effect in 1957.

Today’s birthdays: Corey Patterson 26; Roman Colon 26; Jarrod Washburn 31.

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August 14:

1888 Tim Keefe's nineteen game winning streak ends when Gus Krock and the White Stockings defeat the Giants.


1919 In a total of two hours and seventeen minutes, the Dodgers and Cubs split a doubleheader. In the opener, the Cubs blank Brooklyn 2-0 in one hour and 10 minutes and in the nightcap it takes the Dodgers one hour and 7 minutes to shut out Chicago, 1-0.


1932 Brooklyn's 10-inning, 2-1 victory over the Giants at the Polo Grounds makes reliever John Quinn, at the age of 49, the oldest player to win a major league game. Johnny Frederick, who will only have a total of six home runs during the entire season, hits a ninth inning game-tying homer off Carl Hubbell, his fourth round-tripper as a pinch hitter establishing a new major-league record.


1933 Jimmie Foxx hits for the cycle and drives in nine runs breaking an American League record as the A's beat the Indians, 11-5.


1937 In a doubleheader against the Browns, the Tigers set a major league record scoring thirty-six runs in the twin bill. Pete Fox tallies eight times in the double dip.


1958 Indian Vic Power steals home twice in the same game; he will only have a total of three for the entire season.


1961 In a 9-2 defeat to the Cubs' Dick Ellsworth, the Phillies drop their seventeenth consecutive game and for the eleventh straight time the opposing pitcher throws a complete game against the team.


1969 The eventual World Champ Mets drop to third place nine and half games behind the front-running Cubs.


1971 Thanks to outstanding defensive plays by outfielder Jose Cruz and third baseman Joe Torre, Cardinal fireballer Bob Gibson no-hits the Pirates, 11-0.


1981 Jeff Burroughs hits three home runs as the Mariners defeat the Twins, 13-3 in the second game of a doubleheader.


1982 With his 12,365th career at-bat, Phillies' Pete Rose passes Hank Aaron to become the all-time leader of plate appearances.


1986 Reds' player-manager Pete Rose collects his 4,256th and final hit of off Giant reliever Greg Minton. (Thanks to Danny O'Brien for tracking down Greg Minton and Pete Rose to verify this fact)


1987 A's Mark McGwire hits his 39th round-tripper breaking the major league record for home runs by rookies surpassing Wally Berger and Frank Robinson. The freshman first baseman will finish the season with 49 homers to lead the American League.


1998 The A's Rickey Henderson's stolen base in the first-inning against the Tigers makes the thirty-nine year old the oldest player to steal 50 bases in a season.


1999 With Pudge's 20th stolen base in Chicago, Texas backstop Ivan Rodriguez becomes the first catcher in major league history with 20 homers and 20 stolen bases in the same season.


2003 Despite a massive blackout in the Northeast, the game between the Mets and the Giants at Shea Stadium is the only postponement on the major league schedule. Although Detroit, Toronto and Cleveland were without electricity, the Tigers, Blue Jays and Indians either had the day off or were playing on the road.


2004 The Florida State Leagues’ Daytona Cubs will be forced to shift their home games into away contests as Hurricane Charley causes extensive damage to their historic ballpark. The facility, which was built in 1914 and renamed for Jackie Robinson to commemorate the site where the future Hall of Famer and civil rights advocate played his first exhibition game with the Montreal Royals, was also damaged by Hurricane Donna (1966) and Hurricane Floyd (1999).

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August 15.

1914 Philadelphia A's Rube Waddell pitches a five-inning no-hit game blanking the Browns, 2-0.


1914 With four sacrifices in one game, Dodger Jake Daubert sets a National League record.


1916 At Fenway Park, Red Sox hurler Babe Ruth defeats Walter Johnson and the Senators in 13 innings, 1-0.


1926 When Babe Herman doubles with the bases loaded, three Dodgers wind up on third base. The runner on second rounds third but decides to go back as the runner from first reaches the same base, and a few seconds later Herman slides in to join his two teammates.


1941 In spite of leading 6-3, the Senators forfeited the game to the Red Sox because the league ruled the home ground crew deliberately refused to cover the field when it started to rain.


1955 Brave hurler Warren Spahn hits a home run off Cardinal Mel Wright giving the crafty lefty at least one round tripper in every National League stadium.


1962 Met pinch hitters tie a major league record by hitting two home runs (Choo Choo Coleman in the sixth and Jim Hickman in the eighth) in the same game. The Amazin' Mets still manage to lose to the Phillies.


1970 Reds' Pete Rose, the defending National League batting champ, goes 0-for-7 including striking out five consecutive times as the Phillies defeat Cincinnati, 5-4.


1975 Earl Weaver is ejected twice by umpire Ron Luciano. The fiery Baltimore manager is thrown out in the first game of a doubleheader and is tossed again before the start of the second game.


1990 A dramatic game-winning grand slam by Mark McGwire gives the Oakland A's a ten-inning victory over the Red Sox, 6-2. 'Big Mac' becomes the first player to hit thirty home runs in each of his first four seasons.


1989 In his second start after coming back from cancer surgery, Giant Dave Dravecky suffers a broken arm beating Expos, 3-2. The Youngstown, Ohio native collapses to the ground and clutched his left arm in severe pain after throwing a wild pitch to Tim Raines.


1990 Phillie Terry Mulholland faces just twenty-seven hitters no-hitting the Giants 6-0 as a double play erases only batter to reach base due to third baseman Charlie Hayes' throwing error. It is the record eighth no-hitter of the season surpassing the previous record of seven set in 1908 and tied in 1917.


2000 Club owner Ted Turner and two-time National League MVP Dale Murphy are inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame joining Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Phil Niekro and Warren Spahn.

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THIS DAY IN BASEBALL

THIS DAY IN BASEBALL

AUGUST 16

1920: Shortstop Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was hit in the head with pitch in the fifth inning by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman fractured his skull and died the next day. It is the only field fatality in major-league history.

1927: Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees became the first player to clear the roof at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Ruth’s home run came off White Sox pitcher Tommy Thomas in the 8-1 win.

1947: Ralph Kiner hit three successive home runs to become the first Pirates player to accomplish the feat as Pittsburgh beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-7 at Forbes Field.

1948: Babe Ruth died of cancer in New York at 53.

1950: Hank Thompson hit two inside-the-park home runs in the Giants’ 16-7 rout of the Brooklyn Dodgers at the Polo Grounds.

1964: Curt Flood of the St. Louis Cardinals had eight straight hits in a doubleheader against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers won the first game 3-0 and the Cardinals took the second, 4-0.

1996: The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets 15-10 in Monterrey, Mexico, in the first major-league regular-season game played outside the United States or Canada.

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THIS DAY IN BASEBALL

AUGUST 17

1904: Jesse Tannehill of the Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter, beating the Chicago White Sox 6-0.

1920: Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman died from a beaning by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees on Aug. 16. This was the only on-field fatality in major-league history.

1933: Lou Gehrig played in his 1,308th straight game to break Everett Scott’s record of 1,307.

1944: Johnny Lindell of the New York Yankees hit four consecutive doubles in a 10-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Lindell drove in two runs and scored twice.

1972: Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies won his 15th consecutive game with a 9-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

1990: Carlton Fisk broke Johnny Bench’s major-league record for catchers with his 328th homer as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 for a split of a doubleheader.

1992: Kevin Gross pitched a no-hitter as Los Angeles beat San Francisco 2-0 at Dodger Stadium.

1999: Jesse Orosco set a major-league record by pitching in his 1,072nd game, breaking a tie with Dennis Eckersley atop the career list. The 42-year-old Orosco took the mound with two outs in the seventh inning of Baltimore’s victory over Minnesota.

2001: Jeff Frye became the second Toronto player to hit for the cycle as the Blue Jays beat Texas 11-3. Frye tripled in the second inning, doubled in the fifth, homered in the sixth and hit a shot to the right-center field gap in the seventh. With the game in hand, he held up at first.

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August 18

1915 The Boston Braves open Braves Field defeating the Cardinals, 3-1. The concrete and steel facility, which took only five months to construct, becomes the first ballpark to seat more than 40,000 people.


1940 Jimmy Powers, sport editor of the Sunday New York Daily News, causes a flap when he suggests the Yankees poor play this season can be attributed to "a mass polio epidemic" contracted from Lou Gehrig. The former Yankee first baseman and his roommate, Bill Dickey, file suit and the newspaper retracts the story (9/26/40) and apologizes.


1956 In their 13-4 victory at Crosley Field, the Reds hit eight home runs (Bob Thurman [3] Ted Kluszewski [2] Frank Robinson [2] and Wally Post [1] ) to tie a major league mark. The Braves add two more to set a National League mark for total homers for a nine inning game.


1959 Long time baseball executive Branch Rickey is named president of the newly formed Continental League. The 77-year old former Dodger general manager is currently serving as an advisor with the Pittsburgh Pirates.


1965 After hitting a ball on top of the pavilion at Sportman's Park, Braves' Hank Aaron is denied a homer because umpire Chris Pelekoudas calls him out for being out of the batter's box.


1975 Earl Averill, Bucky Harris, Billy Herman, 'Judy' Johnson and Ralph Kiner are inducted into the Hall of Fame.


1982 Passing Hank Aaron, Pete Rose becomes the all-time leader in plate appearances when he steps up the plate for the 13,941st time.


1989 Bucky Dent replaces Dallas Green (5th place, 56-65) as Yankee manager. The 1978 play-off hero loses his managerial debut to the Tigers in Detroit, 7-3.


1989 The Orioles' Cal Ripken passes Steve Garvey for the third-longest consecutive games streak by playing in his 1,208th straight game.


1995 In spite of Brave rally in the ninth, Tom Henke records his 300th career save as the Cardinals edge Atlanta, 4-3. The Kansas City native becomes the seventh pitcher in major league history to reach this milestone.


1998 Greg Maddux wins his 200th career game as the Braves beat the Giants, 8-4. All of Atlanta's nine hits in the game were doubles.


2000 After beating out a potential double play ball to prolong a five-run ninth inning rally which ties the game, Angel flycatcher Darin Erstad makes a 10th inning game-saving catch and follows it with a game-winning homer in the 11th to beat Yankees, 9-8.


2002 In a pregame ceremony, Tommy Agee is inducted posthumously in to the Mets Hall of Fame. The Mets' center fielder (1968-72) is best remembered for two his great two catches in Game 3 of the 1969 World Series.


2004 The Spokane Indians (Texas Rangers) edge the Tri-City Dust Devils (Colorado Rockies) 2-1 In 23 innings. The Northwest League game, which lasted 6 hours, 37 minutes., was scoreless for 19 innings and suspended in a 1-1 tie in the 21st inning the previous night.

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August 19.

1900 In Western League action, Rube Waddell throws two complete games as Milwaukee sweeps a doubleheader from the White Sox, 2-1 and 1-0. After throwing 17 innings in the first game, the colorful southpaw is coaxed by skipper Connie Mack, who promises him a few days off to go fishing to pitch the night cap, he hurls a five-inning one-hitter.


1909 The Phillies are rained out for an unprecedented tenth consecutive time.


1913 Grover Alexander is reached for nine straight hits and six runs as the Cubs defeat Phillies,10-4.


1921 At the age of 34, Ty Cobb becomes the youngest player to collect 3000 hits when he singles of off Red Sox hurler Elmer Myers.


1951 Forty-three inch tall Eddie Gaedel walks on four pitches in his only major league appearance. Bill Veeck's idea of playing the midget was legal at the time but is later outlawed.


1957 Giant Board of Directors vote 9-1 in favor of moving the team to San Francisco.


1965 At Wrigley Field, Reds' hurler Jim Maloney no-hits the Cubs 1-0 with the only run scoring on a Leo Cardenas homer in the tenth inning. Earlier in the season the Fresno native had also no-hit the Mets for ten innings, but lost the game in the eleventh when Johnny Lewis homered.


1969 At Wrigley Field, Ken Holtzman no-hits the Braves, 3-0 with Ron Santo's first inning homer providing all of the Cubs' runs.


1990 White Sox Bobby Thigpen records his 40th save as the Chicago White Sox beat the Rangers, 4-2. He becomes the only eighth reliever to reach this milestone in major league history.


1992 When Mariner second baseman Bret Boone, the grandson of Ray Boone (1948-60) and son of Bob Boone (1972-90) makes a start against the Orioles, he becomes part of the first three-generation family to play in the major leagues.


1995 The Devil Rays name Braves assistant general manager Chuck LaMar as the franchise's first general manager.


2000 For only the third time in major league history and the second this season by the Yankees, a team is credited with three sacrifice flies in one inning. Bronx Bombers Jorge Posada, Scott Brosius and Clay Bellinger join teammates Jose Vizcaino, Tino Martinez and Bernie Williams (June 29, 2000) and the White sox trio of Juan Pizarro, Nellie Fox and Al Smith who accomplished the feat against the Indians (July 1, 1962).

[Lefty]

1938 At Union Terminal Tower, Frankie Pytlak and Hank Helf, catchers for the Indians, establish record for catching baseballs dropped from a high altitude. The balls fall an estimated 708 feet and traveled an average speed of 140 mph during its 52-floor descent from Cleveland's enduring landmark, the second-tallest building in the world.


1945 Dodger Tommy Brown becomes the youngest player (17 years, 8 months and 14 days) in major league history to hit a home run. 'Buckshot', who started his career as a 16 year-old high school student, connects off 30-year old Pirates' southpaw Preacher Roe.


1946 Prior to the start of the game against the Senators in Washington, using the U.S. Army's Sky Screen Chronograph, Bob Feller's fastball is clocked at 98.6 miles-per-hour breaking Yankees' hurler Donald's 1939 speed record of 94.7 mph.


1948 The largest crowd (78,382) ever to attend a night game sees Satchel Paige become the fourth consecutive Indian to throw a shutout. The ageless wonder joins Gene Bearden, Sam Zoldak and Bob Lemon in blanking the opposition.


1961 In the second game of a doubleheader, the Phillies snap a 23-game losing streak by beating the Braves,7-4. The victory establishes a new record for most consecutive losses by a major league team.


1974 In a 18-8 rout of the Cubs, Davey Lopes hits three home runs, a double and a single. The Dodger second baseman's 15 total bases is the most ever for a leadoff hitter.


1974 At Anaheim Stadium, Angel Nolan Ryan throws a ball clocked at 100.9 miles per hour making it the fastest pitch ever thrown in major league baseball.


1974 Angel Nolan Ryan of the California Angels whiffs 19 Tigers in a 1-0, 11-inning loss to the Tigers. It is the third time the 'Ryan Express' has struck out 19 batters in one game this season.


1978 At Shea Stadium, Dodger Blue becomes black and blue as pitcher Don Sutton and first baseman Steve Garvey begin fighting in the clubhouse prior to their 5-4 victory over the Mets.


1985 Mets' phenom Doc Gooden strikes out 16 Giants in a 3-0 victory over San Francisco becoming the first National League pitcher to strike out 200 or more batters in each of his first two seasons.


1989 It's a busy day on the trading block for the Mets as they send popular outfielder Mookie Wilson to the Blue Jays for pitcher Jeff Musselman and minor leaguer Michael Brady. New York also gets Frank Viola from the Twins for pitchers Rick Aguilera, David West, and Kevin Tapani and two minor leaguers.


1995 Setting a major league record, Indian Jose Mesa picks up his 37th save in as many opportunities as Cleveland beats the Brewers, 8-5.


1998 At Shea Stadium, Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire becomes the first player in major league history to hit 50 home runs in three consecutive seasons. Mac's seventh inning solo shot helps to defeat the Mets, 2-0.


2000 The winningest pitcher in franchise history is honored by the Yankees during Whitey Ford Day ceremonies at Yankee Stadium. The crafty lefty holds the team record for victories (236) , innings pitched (3,170 1/3), strikeouts (1,956) and shutouts (45).


2002 A judge issues a temporary restraining order preventing the sale of Barry Bonds' 600th career home run ball hit into the Pacific Bell Park stands on August 9. Jay Arsenault, who allegedly promised friends after being given a game ticket to split any monetary gains if he caught the historic baseball, has been ordered to appear in court for hearing on September 5 along with the prized souvenir.

[Lefty]

August 20.

1938 At Union Terminal Tower, Frankie Pytlak and Hank Helf, catchers for the Indians, establish record for catching baseballs dropped from a high altitude. The balls fall an estimated 708 feet and traveled an average speed of 140 mph during its 52-floor descent from Cleveland's enduring landmark, the second-tallest building in the world.


1945 Dodger Tommy Brown becomes the youngest player (17 years, 8 months and 14 days) in major league history to hit a home run. 'Buckshot', who started his career as a 16 year-old high school student, connects off 30-year old Pirates' southpaw Preacher Roe.


1946 Prior to the start of the game against the Senators in Washington, using the U.S. Army's Sky Screen Chronograph, Bob Feller's fastball is clocked at 98.6 miles-per-hour breaking Yankees' hurler Donald's 1939 speed record of 94.7 mph.


1948 The largest crowd (78,382) ever to attend a night game sees Satchel Paige become the fourth consecutive Indian to throw a shutout. The ageless wonder joins Gene Bearden, Sam Zoldak and Bob Lemon in blanking the opposition.


1961 In the second game of a doubleheader, the Phillies snap a 23-game losing streak by beating the Braves,7-4. The victory establishes a new record for most consecutive losses by a major league team.


1974 In a 18-8 rout of the Cubs, Davey Lopes hits three home runs, a double and a single. The Dodger second baseman's 15 total bases is the most ever for a leadoff hitter.


1974 At Anaheim Stadium, Angel Nolan Ryan throws a ball clocked at 100.9 miles per hour making it the fastest pitch ever thrown in major league baseball.


1974 Angel Nolan Ryan of the California Angels whiffs 19 Tigers in a 1-0, 11-inning loss to the Tigers. It is the third time the 'Ryan Express' has struck out 19 batters in one game this season.


1978 At Shea Stadium, Dodger Blue becomes black and blue as pitcher Don Sutton and first baseman Steve Garvey begin fighting in the clubhouse prior to their 5-4 victory over the Mets.


1985 Mets' phenom Doc Gooden strikes out 16 Giants in a 3-0 victory over San Francisco becoming the first National League pitcher to strike out 200 or more batters in each of his first two seasons.


1989 It's a busy day on the trading block for the Mets as they send popular outfielder Mookie Wilson to the Blue Jays for pitcher Jeff Musselman and minor leaguer Michael Brady. New York also gets Frank Viola from the Twins for pitchers Rick Aguilera, David West, and Kevin Tapani and two minor leaguers.


1995 Setting a major league record, Indian Jose Mesa picks up his 37th save in as many opportunities as Cleveland beats the Brewers, 8-5.


1998 At Shea Stadium, Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire becomes the first player in major league history to hit 50 home runs in three consecutive seasons. Mac's seventh inning solo shot helps to defeat the Mets, 2-0.


2000 The winningest pitcher in franchise history is honored by the Yankees during Whitey Ford Day ceremonies at Yankee Stadium. The crafty lefty holds the team record for victories (236) , innings pitched (3,170 1/3), strikeouts (1,956) and shutouts (45).


2002 A judge issues a temporary restraining order preventing the sale of Barry Bonds' 600th career home run ball hit into the Pacific Bell Park stands on August 9. Jay Arsenault, who allegedly promised friends after being given a game ticket to split any monetary gains if he caught the historic baseball, has been ordered to appear in court for hearing on September 5 along with the prized souvenir.

[Lefty]

August 21.

1902 Joe McGinnity of the National League's Baltimore Orioles is thrown out of the league for punching and spitting at an umpire. Due his popularity, 'Iron Man Mike' will be quickly reinstated.


1908 On the third try, Senator Gabby Street catches a ball thrown from the top of the Washington Monument. Scientists estimated the 555-foot drop the ball traveled had a force between 200 and 300 pounds.


1919 Phillies' catcher John Adams of the Philadelphia ties a National League record for backstops as he records seven assists in one game.


1926 White Sox hurler Ted Lyons pitches a no-hitter beating the Red Sox at Fenway Park, 6-0.


1931 Babe Ruth becomes the first major leaguer to hit 600 career home runs as the Yankees defeat the Browns, 11-7.


1932 Defeating the Senators, 11-5 at Washington's Griffith Stadium, Indian hurler Wes Ferrell becomes the first pitcher in this century to win 20 or more games in each of his first four seasons. The Greensboro, NC native, who will post a 23-12 record this season, won 21, 25, and 22 games for Cleveland during the past three years.


1947 The first Little League World Series tourney is held at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. With a .625 team batting average, the hometown Maynard Midgets easily win the tournament, 16-7.


1948 Cleveland's streak of victories (8) shutouts (4) and scoreless innings (47) ends in the ninth inning when Bob Lemon walks Pat Seerey and yields home runs to Aaron Robinson and Dave Philley in a 3-2 loss to the White Sox.


1951 Major General Emmett O'Donnell is selected by the owners to be the new commissioner, but President Harry Truman overrules the decision stating the officer is needed in Korea in his post as commander of bombers.


1972 Phil Niekro snaps Steve Carlton's 15-game winning streak as Atlanta beats the Phillies, 2-1 in 11 innings.


1975 The Reuschel brothers of the Cubs join forces to blank the Dodgers, 6-0. Rick goes 6 1-3 innings and Paul finishes the game for the first shutout thrown by siblings.


1977 In his first appearance at Shea Stadium since being traded, Tom Seaver throws a 6-hitter against his former teammates and strikes out 11 helping the Reds defeat the Mets, 5-1. In addition to his work on the mound, 'Tom Terrific' hits a double and scores two runs.


1982 Brewer reliever Rollie Fingers become the first player in major league history to record 300 career saves as Milwaukee defeat the Mariners, 3-2.


1983 On the same day two minor leaguers, Vince Coleman & Donnell Nixon, break Rickey Henderson's single-season record by stealing their 131st base of the season.


1986 Spike Owens becomes the first major leaguer in 40 years to score six runs in a game as the Red Sox rout the Indians, 24-5.


1999 Orioles outfielder Brady Anderson becomes only the third player in major league history to lead off both games of a doubleheader with a home run. It doesn't help as the White Sox sweep the twin bill.


2001 The International League's Triple-A game between Rochester Red Wings (Orioles) and Ottawa Lynx (Expos) features Tim Raines and his son Tim Jr. as opponents. It is believed to be the first contest involving a dad and his son facing each other during the regular season on the professional level.


2002 The Expos' first selection in the amateur draft (fifth overall), Clint Everts signs a deal with Montreal which gives him a $2.5 million signing bonus. The Houston Cypress Falls High School's right-hander along with teammate left-hander Scott Kazmir (Mets) are only the fourth pair of high school players selected in the first round of the same draft.


2002 In longest game ever played in Little League World Series history, Louisville, Kentucky beats Fort Worth, Texas in the US semifinal in 11 innings, 2-1. A record-setting with 49 strikeouts is recorded as Fort Worth's Walker Kelly strikes out 21 in nine two-hit innings and Louisville's Aaron Alvey fans 19 batter over nine no-hit inning.


2003 At Dodger Stadium, Vladimir Guerrero hit his 226th career home run breaking Andre Dawson's club record. The Expos' right fielder hits his milestone round-tripper off, a 454 feet shot over left field wall.


2003 Miguel Tejeda starts his 559th consecutive game to establish a team record. The A's shortstop, who has longest active streak in the majors last missed a game on May 1, 2000.

[Lefty]

AUGUST 22

1984: Dwight Gooden, the New York Mets’ 19-year-old right-hander, fanned nine San Diego Padres to become the 11th rookie to strike out 200 batters in one season.

1989: Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers became the first pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters. Ryan struck out 13, walked two and allowed only five hits in a 2-0 loss to Oakland.

Today’s birthdays: Randy Wolf, 29; Jeff Weaver, 29; Steve Kline, 33; Carl Yastrzemski, 66.

[Lefty]

August 23.

1906 At American League Park in Washington, D.C., the White Sox win their 19th consecutive game beating the Senators, 4-1.


1931 A misplayed ball by A's outfielder Jim Moore leads to a 1-0 loss to the Browns. The defeat ends Lefty Grove's winning streak at 16.


1936 The Indians' seventeen-year-old rookie pitcher, Bob Feller makes his first major league start striking out the first eight batters he faces. 'Rapid Robert' will finish the game with 15 strikeouts as Cleveland beats the Browns, 4-1.


1952 Bob Elliot of the Giants is tossed from the Cardinal game for protesting a strike two call and his replacement, Bobby Hoffman, is also thrown out for arguing the third strike of the same at-bat.


1958 In a 10-1 win over Milwaukee, Gil Hodges hits his 14th career grand slam to established a new National League record.


1961 Five Giants (Cepeda, F. Alou, Davenport, Mays & Orsino) hit homers in the same inning tying a major league record in a 14-0 rout of the Reds.


1982 Gaylord Perry of the Mariners is ejected from the game for applying a foreign substance to the ball. Although the right-hander has been suspected for years of loaded up the baseball, it is the first time he has been caught by the umpires.


1989 Cincinnati manger Pete Rose agrees to a lifetime suspension from baseball due to allegations of betting on baseball.


1998 Barry Bonds becomes the first player in major league history to hit 400 home runs and steal at least 400 bases (438) The Giant slugger reaches the unmatched plateau with his 26th homer of the year against Marlin Kirt Ojala in a 10-5 San Francisco victory.


1998 At County Stadium against the Padres, Bob Hamelin hits his fourth pinch-hit home run of the season. It is the most pinch-hit home runs hit by a single Brewer player in a season and is also the all-time franchise record.


1999 Joining Babe Ruth and Mark McGwire, Mariner outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. becomes the third player in major league history to hit 200 homers in a four-season span. Junior's 39th helps Seattle beat the Indians, 4-1.


2000 At Comerica Park, fans flee their seats as swarms of small insects invade the stands during the first inning. The six-legged pests do not affect the players, and the game continues uninterrupted with the Tigers edging the Mariners, 6-5.


2000 Team president Bob Graziano apologizes to a female couple who were asked to leave Dodger Stadium on August 8th because the two shared a kiss during a game. The pair felt the action of the eight security guards was discriminatory because the couple's friends, a man and a woman, also kissed but were not ejected.


2003 In front of full house at Yankee Stadium, Ron Guidry’s uniform 49 is retired on the lefty’s special day. ‘Louisiana Lightning’, who played his entire career New York posting a 170-90 record for the Bronx Bombers, is surprised the club hasn't just honored him with a day but have retired his jersey and place a plaque in Monument Park in his honor.

[Lefty]

AUGUST 24

1905: The Chicago Cubs beat the Phillies in Philadelphia 2-1 in 20 innings behind the complete game pitching of Ed Reulbach.

1940: Outfielder Ted Williams pitched the last two innings for the Boston Red Sox against Detroit at Fenway Park. He allowed one run on three hits, but struck out Rudy York on three pitches. The Tigers, behind Tommy Bridges, won 12-1.

1951: St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck gave over 1,000 fans behind his dugout YES and NO placards for the purpose of allowing them to have a part in the strategy of the game. The fans flashed the cards when asked by the coaches what the Browns should do, and it worked as St. Louis beat the Philadelphia Athletics 5-3.

1971: Ernie Banks hit the 512th and final home run of his career as the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4. Banks’ shot came off Jim McGlothin in the first inning.

1975: Ed Halicki of San Francisco pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against the New York Mets to lead the Giants to a sweep of a doubleheader. On the same day, Dave Lopes of Los Angeles stole his 38th consecutive base in the seventh inning against the Expos. Lopes’ streak was snapped in the 12th inning by Gary Carter. The Expos won 5-3 in 14 innings.

1989: After six months of denial, defense and delay, Cincinnati manager Pete Rose was banned for life from baseball by Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti.

[Lefty]

August 25.

1922 In spite of a fourth inning lead of 25-6, the Cubs need to hold on to defeat Philadelphia 26-23 as the Phillies leave the bases loaded in the ninth. The total amount of runs, 49, is the major league mark for most tallies scored in one game.


1934 Tigers' righty Schoolboy Rowe wins his 16th consecutive game defeating the Senators, 4-2, to tie the American League record.


1952 Tiger Virgil Trucks (5-14) throws the second of his two hitters this season blanking the Yankees, 1-0. Phil Rizzuto's third inning at-bat is quickly scored as an error but is changed to a hit only to be reverse again in the sixth inning making the no hitter a bit controversial.


1956 Prior to the Old Timer's Game at Yankee Stadium, shortstop Phil Rizzuto is asked to consult with general manager George Weiss and manager Casey Stengel concerning a player move necessitated by reacquiring Enos Slaughter from the A's. After making several suggestions about who should be cut from the squad, the veteran infielder is told by Weiss he is the player about to be let go.


1967 Twins' Dean Chance throws his second no-hitter of the month defeating the Indians 2-1. On August 5th he threw five perfect innings in an abbreviated game against the Red Sox.


1985 Met phenom Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest (20 years, 9 months. & 9 days) pitcher to win 20 games in a season. Bob Feller was a month older when he accomplished the feat in 1939.


1986 At Tiger Stadium, A's rookie Mark McGwire hits his first major league home run off of Walt Terrell.


1995 At Veteran's Stadium, Gregg Jefferies hits for the cycle as Philadelphia crushes the Dodgers, 17-4. The Phillies' first baseman, who scores has 4 RBIs and scores 4 runs, collects all of his extra-base hits of Los Angles starting pitcher, Hideo Nomo.


2001 Bengie Molina sets a team record by stroking nine consecutive hits. The Angel catcher is the first Anaheim player to have consecutive four-hit games since Tim Salmon accomplished the feat in 1994.


2002 Participating in a minor-league baseball promotion, a 28-year old woman collapsed and dies after running from the outfield fence to the infield in quest of a hidden diamond. She was one of approximately 250 women hoping to find a small box containing the treasure after the game between the Orlando Rays and Jacksonville Suns.

[Lefty]

August 26.

1916 At Philadelphia's Shibe Park, A's hurler Joe Bush no-hits the Indians, 5-0. 'Bullet Joe' will win 15 of the last place Athletics 36 victories this season.


1934 Tiger Schoolboy Rowe wins his 16th consecutive game. The Waco, Texas native singles home the winning run in the ninth in a 4-2 victory over the Senators.


1939 At Brooklyn's Ebbets Field, NBC televises the first major league game in history on experimental station W2XBS. The Dodgers and Reds split a doubleheader.


1947 Dan Bankhead becomes the major league's first black pitcher. He doesn't do well in a relief stint giving up ten hits and six runs in three and third innings in a 16-3 loss to the Pirates, but the Dodger rookie hits a home run in his first major league at-bat.


1961 Hitting his 51st home run against the Kansas City A's, Roger Maris has the most homers in major league history at this point in the season.


1966 After seeing caricature of himself on the scoreboard an angry Leo Duroucher calls the Astrodome's press box to have it remove. When nothing is done, the enraged Cubs manager rips the phone out of the dugout wall and tosses it onto the infield.


1980 At Milwaukee's County Stadium, George Brett strokes four singles and a double in 5 at-bats as the Royals edge the Brewers, 7-6. The Kansas City third baseman's 5-for-5 performance raises his league-leading batting average to .407.


1986 Coming off the Orioles bench, Vic Roznovsky and Boog Powell hit consecutive pinch-hit homers tying the game in the ninth in an eventual 12-inning, 3-2 victory over the Red Sox. It's only the third time in major league history there have been back-to-back pinch-hit home runs.


1987 Paul Molitor's 39-game hit streak comes to an end as he waits in the on-deck circle watching pinch hitter Rick Manning single home the winning run in a 1-0, 10-inning victory over the Indians.


1989 The Trumbull (Connecticut) All-stars become the first American team to win the Little League World Series since 1983.


1991 At Royals Stadium, Bret Saberhagen fires a no-hitter beating the White Sox, 7-0.


1998 At Coors Field, manager Phil Garner earns his 500th victory at the Brewers helm making him the only skipper in team history to reach that milestone.


1999 Achieving the mark in his 29th start, Diamondback southpaw Randy Johnson reaches the 300-strikeout milestone in record time. The 'Big Unit' whiffs nine in seven innings in a 12-2 victory over the Marlins.


2001 Joining Babe Ruth (1920 -21 and 1927-28) and Mark McGwire (1996-99), Sammy Sosa (1997-2001) becomes the third player in baseball history to hit 50 homers in a season four times.


2001 In the 18th inning, second string catcher Bill Haselman beats out a bases-loaded potential inning-ending double play grounder allowing Chad Curtis to score the winning run in the Rangers 8-7 victory over the Red Sox. The 6-hour and 35-minute contest is the longest game ever played in Ranger history.


2002 With a solo shot in fourth inning in 10-3 victory over the Rangers, Yankee infielder Alfonso Soriano sets a team record for home runs by a second baseman. The previous mark of 30 was established in 1940 by Joe Gordon.


2002 The first video streaming coverage of a major league baseball game takes place on the internet. Approximately 30,000 fans visit MLB.com to see the Yankees defeat the Rangers, 10-3.

[Lefty]

August 27.

1897 Future Hall of Fame catcher Senator Roger Bresnahan makes his major league debut as a pitcher shutting out the Browns, 3-0.


1911 At Comiskey Park, Chicago hurler Ed Walsh, Sr. no-hits the Red Sox, 5-0. The future Hall of Famer's son, Edward Arthur, will also pitch for the White Sox from 1928-1932.


1937 Dodger right-hander Fred Frankhouse tosses a rained shorten (8 2/3 innings) no-hitter beating the Reds, 5-0.


1938 In the first game of a twin bill at Yankee Stadium, Joe DiMaggio hits three consecutive triples. His offensive outburst helps the Bronx Bombers edge the Indians, 8-7.


1938 Monte Pearson becomes the first pitcher to throw a no hitter in Yankee Stadium. Facing only 27 batters, thanks to two double plays, he beats his former team, the Indians, 13-0 for his 10th consecutive victory.


1941 Beating the Braves 6-4, Charlie Root, best known for giving up Babe Ruth's 'called' home run, becomes the first pitcher to win 200 games in a Cub uniform.


1946 At Owners' Meeting, a committee formed to study integration, which includes Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, delivers its secretive report defending the covert color barrier which exists in professional baseball. The absurd reasons given why blacks shouldn't be allow to play in the big leagues include an absence of skills due to inferior training and lack of fundamentals as well as the need to respect existing Negro League contracts, but another lesser known motivation may have been profit as revealed later in the report, “The Negro leagues rent their parks in many cities from clubs in Organized Baseball (and) Club owners in the major leagues are reluctant to give up revenues amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars every year" and the fear white fans would be driven away if black players attracted more minorities to the ballpark.


1951 Scoring all the Phillies' runs in the victory over the Reds, Del Wilber hits three solo homers making it the first time in major league history a player has accounted for all the runs in 3-0 game with home runs. The 32-year old catcher will only hit a total of 19 homers during his major league career.


1955 In his second big league start, bonus baby Sandy Koufax two-hits the Reds at Ebbets Field, 7-0. Showing his future dominance of the 1960’s, the southpaw strikes out 14 Cincinnati batters.


1974 At Shea Stadium, Benny Ayala becomes the first National Leaguer in 13 years to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat. The Met rookie goes deep off Astros' hurler Tom Griffin in New York's 4-2 win.


1977 At Yankee Stadium, Rangers Bump Wills and Toby Harrah hit back-to-back inside-the-park on consecutive pitches. Texas wins the game, 8-2.


1978 By hitting his 200th home run, Reds' second baseman Joe Morgan becomes the first major leaguer to hit 200 homers as well as steal 500 bases.


1982 In the 5-4 loss to the Brewers, A's Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brock's 1974 single season record of 118 stolen bases. By stealing a total of four bases Rickey ends the day with 122 and will finish the season with 130.


1986 With a most unusual game-ending double play, the Mets beat Padres in the 11th, 6-5. Knocked on his back tagging out Gary Templeton trying to score on Tim Flannery's single to center, John Gibbons, from a prone position, throws a strike to Howard Johnson who tags out Flannery trying to get to third completing the twin killing (8-2-5).


1997 In honor of first baseman Jim Thome's birthday, the Indians begin pulling up their socks to just below the knees. The Tribe will win 17 of 27 games en route to clinching American League East flag while sporting this new look.


2001 In the Nippon Ham Fighters-Fukuoka Daiei Hawks contest, Michihiro Ogasawara doubles and tallies on Yukio Tanaka's single breaking a 51-year Japanese record by scoring a run in 17 consecutive games. Indian Kenny Lofton (2000) and Yankee Red Rolfe (1939) share the major league record of 18 straight games.


2001 With his 17th dinger this month, Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa ties the National League record for August homers established by Willie Mays in 1965. Tiger Rudy York set the major league mark going yard 18 times in the eighth month of 1937.

[Lefty]

August 28.

1884 New York Gotham pitcher Mickey Welch strikes out the first nine Cleveland Blues hitters to face him establishing a major league record.


1926 Emil Lessen pitches and wins two complete games against the Red Sox, 6-1 and 5-1. The Indians' pitcher does not strike out any batters during his doubleheader sweep.


1932 Due to the anticipation of an eclipse, the Red Sox complete a game several days earlier than scheduled with the Indians and beat the Tribe in 11 innings, 4-3. Three days later, Fenway goes dark for twenty minutes during the solar event.


1951 The Pirates end the Giants' 16-game winning streak defeating New York, 2-0. Due to the consecutive victories, Leo Duroucher and his club were able to narrow the Dodgers lead from 13.5 to six games.


1971 Phillies' pitcher Rick Wise hits two home runs, including a grand slam, en route to his 7-3 defeat of the Giants. Five weeks earlier, Wise also hit two round-trippers against Reds and no-hit the team on the same day, 4-0.


1977 Steve Garvey hits three doubles and two home runs (including a grand slam) in five at-bats as the Los Angeles routs the Cardinals, 11-0. In hi five at bats, the Dodger first baseman compiles 14 total bases.


1977 In a game the Orioles win, 6-1, Angel hurler Nolan Ryan strikes 11 batters to reach the 300 strikeout season mark for the fifth time in his career.


1990 Ryne Sandberg homers to become the first second baseman to hit 30 home runs in consecutive seasons as the Cubs beat the Astros, 5-2.


1992 In a 22-2 rout, the Blue Jays pitching staff yields 31 hits, which 22 are singles, to help the Brewers set an American League record.


2000 The players' association has exercised its option to extend the collective bargaining agreement ensuring labor peace through October 31, 2001. The expected move comes as no surprise as the players appear to be happy with the November 1996 deal, but the owners have expressed concerns the present CBA has widened the talent gap between the high and low-revenue markets due to escalating salaries.


2001 Alex Rodriguez becomes the ninth player, and the second shortstop, in major league history to hit 40 home runs in four consecutive seasons. The first shortstop to reach the plateau was Hall of Famer Ernie Banks, who accomplished the feat from 1957-60 for the Cubs.


2003 Jose Reyes becomes the youngest player in major league history to hit a home run from each side of the plate. The 20-year old shortstop accounts for all the Mets runs, hitting a solo shot left off Mike Hampton in fifth inning and a two-run dinger lefty off Trey Hodges in the ninth, as New York beats the Braves, 3-1.

[Lefty]

August 29.

1934 Tiger Schoolboy Rowe, after sixteen consecutive victories, finally loses. The A's chase him after seven innings in a 13-5 final.


1948 In St. Louis, Jackie Robinson hits for the cycle, drives in two runs, scores three times and steals a base helping the Dodgers to beat the Cardinals, 12-7.


1965 Giants centerfielder Willie Mays breaks former Pirate Ralph Kiner record for home runs in the month of August when the 'Say Hey Kid' connects for his 17th round tripper in an 8-3 victory over the Mets.


1966 At Candlestick Park,the Giants' home in San Francisco, the Beatles play their last concert. The 'Fab Four' will never perform in public again.


1966 Getting the Cubs’ 4-2 win in relief, Robin Roberts becomes the first and only pitcher to beat the Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves. The future Hall of Famer gains his third career big league victory against the Boston Braves on Independence Day in 1948.


1972 In a 3-0 victory, Giants right-hander Jim Barr retires the first 20 Cardinals he faces and in his last game he retired the last 21 players giving him a major league record of 41 consecutive outs.


1977 After four seasons and 1,382 major league at-bats, Duane Kuiper hits his first and only homer. The Indian's second baseman will come to bat 3,379 times in his 12 year career.


1977 Cardinals outfielder Lou Brock steals two bases breaking Ty Cobb's record of 892 career stolen bases.


1985 Don Baylor of the Yankees is hit by a pitch for the 190th time breaking the American League record established by Minnie Minoso.


1998 Derek Jeter hits his 17th home run of the season to establish a new mark for Yankee shortstops. The infielder also scores four times in a 11-6 victory over the Mariners.


2001 The Cardinals score two runs on a strikeout when runners, who are breaking from first and second, score after pinch-hitter Bobby Bonilla strikes out throwing his bat down the third-base line causing Cardinal third baseman Phil Nevin to duck to avoid being hit by the flying lumber. At the same time, catcher Ben Davis' throw, attempting to cut down the runner at an unmanned third base, goes into left field which allows Edgar Renteria to score from second and Eli Marrero also tallies from first as left fielder Rickey Henderson misplays the ball.


2002 At Milwaukee's Miller Park, Mark Bellhorn becomes the first National Leaguer and joins Carlos Baerga as the only other switch-hitter to homer from both sides of the plate in the same inning. The Cub infielder connects off southpaw Andrew Lorraine to start Chicago's 10-run fourth-inning and then goes deep again with a three run homer with two outs off Jose Cabrera.


2002 To show their displeasure about tomorrow's impending strike, fans at Devil Ray-Angel game begin throwing foul balls back onto the field at Edison Field and over a100 people are ejected for throwing trash. New words are added to the traditional seventh-inning rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" as many of the fans in attendance begin to chant, "Don't strike! Don't strike! Don't strike!".

[Lefty]

August 30.

1905 Making his major league debut, Ty Cobb doubles off Highlander's Jack Chesbro in a 5-3 Tiger victory at Detroit's Bennett Park.


1912 At Detroit's Navin Field, Browns' hurler Earl Hamilton no-hits the Tigers, 5-1.


1916 Dutch Leonard of the Red Sox no-hits the Browns at Fenway Park., 4-0.


1918 Yankee Tom Hughes pitches 9 1/3 of no-hit ball before giving up a single to Harry Niles. The Indians eventually win the game in the 11th, 5-0.


1918 In just fifty-seven minutes, the Giants beat the Dodgers, 1-0.


1939 Yankee rookie Atley Donald pitches a baseball at 94.7 miles per hours to establish a new record for a fast ball.


1984 Jim Rice grounds into his 33rd double play of the season establishing a new major league mark. The Red Sox outfielder breaks 1954 record set by another Boston flycatcher, Jackie Jensen.


1986 Yankee hurlers Tommy John (43) and Joe Niekro (41) becomes the first 40+ pitchers since 1933 to start both ends of a doubleheader. John loses 1-0 and Niekro pitches five innings for a 3-0 victory over the Mariners.


1998 Defeating the Marlins 7-5, the Reds hand Florida its 89th loss, the most ever for a reigning World Series champ. The Reds lost 88 games in 1991 after its Fall Classic sweep of the A's.


1998 Toms River becomes the first American team since 1993 to win the Little League World Series as Chris Cardone hits home runs in consecutive at-bats, including a game-deciding two-run shot beating Kashima, Japan,12-9.


1998 The Cardinals honor Jack Buck with a new statue in Buck's likeness. The Hall of Fame broadcaster began announcing Cardinal's games in 1954.


1999 At the Astrodome, Edgardo Alfonzo becomes the first player in the Mets 38-year history to go 6-for-6 scoring six times and drives in five runs; the second baseman hits three homers, two singles and a double for team-record 16 total bases as New York routs Houston,17-1.


2000 On a night when every player in the Astros' starting lineup gets a hit, reserve catcher Tony Eusebio's hitting streak ends at 24 games establishing a new Houston team record.


2000 With the exception of hitting his first batter and giving up an opposite field leadoff single in the ninth, Pedro Martinez is nearly perfect in Boston's win over the Devil Rays, 8-0. The brawl-filled contest features five fights with eight Devil Rays (five players, the manager and two coaches) being ejected and Carl Everett needing a single to hit for the cycle but homers for the second time.


2000 In a 9-4 comeback victory over the Blue Jays, Angel outfielder Darin Erstad goes 3-for-5 reaching the 200-hit plateau quicker than any other player in 65 years.


2000 As Braves come to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning trailing the Reds, 4-2, a power spike causes most of the lights to go out at Turner Field causing a 12-minute delay. As the Atlanta crowd waits for play to resume it is treated to a rendition of the song, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia".


2000 Earning his 1,600th victory, Braves' manager Bobby Cox passes former Dodger skipper, Tommy Lasorda, on the career list for most managerial victories. His 5-2 victory over the Reds puts him 14th on the all-time list.


2002 After marathon negotiation sessions to avoid a players' strike just hours away, Bud Selig announces the players union and owners have reached a settlement on a new four-year CBA without the need of a work stoppage. The new agreement, called 'historic' by the commissioner, gives the owners the economic restraints they wanted as the players are assured no teams will be contracted until 2007 season with a revenue sharing plan will gradually be implemented during the span of the contract.

[Lefty]

August 31.

1915: Jim Lavender of the Chicago Cubs pitched a 2-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the New York Giants.

1935: Vern Kennedy of the Chicago White Sox pitched a no-hitter to beat Cleveland 5-0. Kennedy also had a bases-loaded triple.

1937: Rudy York of the Tigers hit his 17th and 18th home runs of the month to set a major-league record as Detroit beat Washington 12-3.

1950: Brooklyn’s Gil Hodges tied a major-league record by hitting four homers against the Boston Braves in the Dodgers’ 19-3 rout. Hodges also added a single for 17 total bases.

1959: Sandy Koufax of Los Angeles struck out 18 Giants for a National League record as the Dodgers beat San Francisco 5-2.

1974: In a Northwest League game, Portland manager Frank Peters rotated his players so each man played a different position each inning. The strategy worked for an 8-7 win over Tri-Cities.

1990: The Griffeys — 20-year-old Ken Jr. and his dad, Ken, 40 — made major-league history, leading Seattle to a 5-2 victory over the Royals. The Griffeys were the first father and son to play together in the big leagues.

2001: Pitcher Danny Almonte, who dominated the Little League World Series with his 70 mph fastball, was ruled ineligible after government records experts determined he actually was 14.

[Lefty]

SEPT. 1

1906: The Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 in 24 innings. Jack Coombs of the Athletics and Joe Harris of the Red Sox pitched all 24 innings. Coombs fanned 18.

1930: Wes Ferrell of Cleveland beat the St. Louis Browns 9-5 for his 13th straight victory.

1931: Lou Gehrig hit his third grand slam in four days as the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1.

1958: Vinegar Bend Mizell of the St. Louis Cardinals set a National League record by walking nine batters and tossing a shutout. Mizell beat Cincinnati 1-0 in the first game of a doubleheader.

1963: Curt Simmons of the St. Louis Cardinals allowed six hits, drove in two runs with a triple and stole home plate in a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Simmons’ steal of home is the last by a pitcher.

1975: Tom Seaver struck out Manny Sanguillen in the seventh inning to become the first pitcher to strike out at least 200 batters in eight consecutive seasons. Seaver recorded 10 strikeouts in the Mets’ 3-0 triumph over Pittsburgh.

1998: Mark McGwire broke Hack Wilson’s 68-year-old National League record for home runs in a season, hitting his 56th and 57th in the St. Louis Cardinals’ victory over the Florida Marlins.

1999: Twenty-two of baseball’s 68 permanent umpires found themselves jobless, the fallout from their union’s failed attempt to force an early start to negotiations for a new labor contract. Under the deal mediated by U.S. District Judge J. Curtis Joyner, the union agreed the 22 “will provide no further services.”

2001: Rafael Palmeiro drove in three runs for Texas, including a two-run homer in a 8-7 loss to Kansas City. Palmeiro became the fourth player in major league history to record seven straight seasons of at least 35 home runs and 100 RBIs. The other three are Jimmie Foxx (1932-40), Babe Ruth (1926-32) and Sammy Sosa (1995-2001).

2002: Miguel Tejada hit a game-ending three-run homer to power Oakland to a 7-5 win, the Athletics’ 18th straight victory, over Minnesota.

[Lefty]

SEPTEMBER 2

1952: Mike Fornieles of the Washington Senators, in his major-league debut, pitched a one-hitter for a 5-0 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics in the second game of a doubleheader.

1965: Ernie Banks hit his 400th home run as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 at Wrigley Field. The blow came off Curt Simmons in the third inning.

1971: Cesar Cedeno’s 200-foot fly ball in the fifth inning fell for an inside-the-park grand slam home run as second baseman Jim Lefebvre and right fielder Bill Buckner of the Dodgers collided. The hit helped the Houston Astros beat Los Angeles 9-3.

[Lefty]

September 3.

1894 Taking over for the fired manager Ned Hanlon, Connie Mack leads the Pirates to a 22-1 rout of his former team, the Washington Senators.


1917 Phillies hurler Grover Cleveland Alexander goes the distance in both games of doubleheader as Philadelphia sweeps the Dodgers, 5-0 and 9-3.


1936 Red Sox hurler Wes Ferrell ends Luke Appling's White Sox club-record 27-game hitting streak.


1941 The Yankees clinch the American League flag (third straight) on the earliest date in major league history as the Bronx Bombers beat the Red Sox, 6-3.


1947 At Fenway Park, Tommy Henrich and Joe DiMaggio lead the way with four hits each as the Yankees bang out a total eighteen hits, all singles, defeating the Red Sox, 11-2.


1957 The Braves' Warren Spahn's 8-0 blanking of the Cubs sets a major league record for shutout thrown by lefty. The future Hall of Famer (1965) has now held his opponents scoreless 41 times.


1965 In preparation of their move to Anaheim, the Los Angeles Angels change their name to the California Angels.


1966 The Dodgers become the first team to draw two million fans at home and two million on the road as 18,670 Crosley Field patrons watch Los Angeles beat the their home town Reds, 8-6.


1970 Cubs' outfielder Billy Williams asks to sit out thus ending his National League record for consecutive games at 1,117. Steve Garvey will better the mark in 1983.


1973 After 11 years at the helm (944-806 .539), Ralph Houk resigns as Yankee skipper. The 'Major' will manage the Tigers next season


1975 On the final pitch of his Hall of Fame career, Cardinals' great Bob Gibson gives up a grand slam to Pete LaCock. It will be LaCock's only bases-loaded homer of his career.


1977 Japanese superstar Sadaharu Oh hits his 756th career homer to surpass Hank Aaron as the All-time career home run leader in professional baseball.


1978 At Dodger Stadium, Lee Mazzilli becomes the first Met in the club's 18-year history to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game. The centerfielder's 4-for-5 day helps New York beat the Dodgers, 8-5.


1981 The Red Sox and the Mariners play nineteen innings to a 7-7 tie. The game ends with the Mariners winning 8-7 in 20 innings when the suspended game is resumed the next day making it the longest game played in Fenway Park history.


1986 After using a record 53 players in a 14-inning affair yesterday, the Astros edge the Cubs in the 18th inning, 8-7, thanks to Billy Hatcher's home run.


1990 Bobby Thigpen sets a major league record with his 47th save as Chicago defeats the Royals, 4-2. The White Sox reliever breaks Yankee Dave Righetti's mark established in 1986.


1994 With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Jackson Generals overcome a 1-0 deficit as Tom Nevers and Jeff Ball hit back-to-back homers. The dramatic decisive Game 5 victory over the Shreveport Captains at Mississippi's Smith-Wills Stadium enables the Astros AA farm club to capture the Texas League East championship series.


2000 Kenny Lofton's first inning run ties a 1939 major league record set by Yankees' Red Rolfe for scoring in eighteen consecutive games. The speedy Indian outfielder, besides hitting the game-winning homer in the 13th, also steals five bases tying Cleveland's single-game record set by Alex Cole (8/1/90 & 5/3/92).


2001 On Labor Day, in just his 11th start, Cardinals' freshman hurler Bud Smith no-hits the Padres, 4-0. The 21-year-old becomes the 18th rookie since 1900 to throw a complete game without giving up a hit.


2002 Losing their 15th straight game at Shea Stadium, the Mets pass the dubious mark set by the 1911 Braves to establish a new National league record for consecutive losses at home.

[BC867]

September 3.

1975 - On the final pitch of his Hall of Fame career, Cardinals' great Bob Gibson gives up a grand slam to Pete LaCock. It will be LaCock's only bases-loaded homer of his career.

I gues that was Pete's claim-to-fame. That, and his being the son of TV's game show host Peter Marshall.

Thanks for sharing these posts with us. They bring back a few memories.

[Lefty]

September 4.

1916 Reds' player-manager Christy Mathewson, pitching his only game not in a Giant uniform, beats his long-time nemesis Mordecai 'Three Finger' Brown and the Cubs, 10-8. In the 25 contests the two legends have faced one another, Matty, by winning the last decision, takes a 13-12 advantage in their final meeting.


1924 The Brooklyn Robins take a twin bill from the Braves sweeping their fourth doubleheader in four consecutive days. Between September 1-3, the Brooks beat the Phillies six times.


1928 The Boston Braves start a streak of playing nine consecutive doubleheaders establishing a major league record.


1941 The Yankees clinch their third straight pennant when they beat the Red Sox, 6-3. It is the earliest date in baseball history a team has captured a flag.


1966 When 18,670 patrons show up in Cincinnati to watch the Reds lose to Los Angeles, 8-6, the Dodgers become the first team in major league history to attract more than 2 million fans at home and 2 million on the road.


1969 After thirty-one games, the third longest consecutive game hitting streak in National League history ends as Dodger Willie Davis is stopped by Dick Kelley and Gary Ross in a 3-0 loss to the Padres.


1974 After pitching eight no-hit innings against the Reds, Don Wilson is pulled from the game by Astros' manager Preston Gomez in favor of a pinch hitter. Mike Cosgrove gives up a hit to Tony Perez in the ninth and Houston loses, 2-1.


1978 In his first major league at-bat, Dorian Boyland strikes out sitting on the bench. The Pirate rookie is removed with a 1-2 count when the Mets make a pitching change and pinch hitter Rennie Stennett takes the third strike.


1985 Following a three-homer game last night, Gary Carter ties a major league record by hitting two solo homers to become the 11th player in major league history to hit five home runs in two games.


1991 Removing an asterisk which really never existed, the Statistical Accuracy Committee decides to put Roger Maris '61 home run season ahead of Ruth's 60 mark instead of listing it separately as it was from 1962 until 1991. The eight man panel also re-defines a no-hit game as one which ends after 9 or more innings with one team failing to get a hit thereby removing 50 games from the list that had previously been considered hitless, including the 1959 performance of Harvey Haddix's 12 perfect innings against the Braves and Jim Maloney's 1965 1-0 loss to the Mets in 11-innings.


1993 Pinstripe pitcher Jim Abbott no-hits Indians at Yankee Stadium, 4-0. The Flint, Michigan native who was born without a right hand, becomes the first Yankee in a decade to throw a no-hitter.


1995 Robin Ventura becomes the eighth player to hit two grand slams in one game helping White Sox to beat the Rangers, 14-3.


1996 Babe Dahlgren, the man who replaced Lou Gehrig at first base to end the streak, dies in Arcadia, California. In the game, he goes 2-for-4, including a home run, in a 22-2 victory over the Tigers at Briggs Stadium.


1998 Defeating the White Sox, 11-6, the Yankees win their 100th game on the earliest date in major league history besting the 1906 Chicago Cubs and 1954 Cleveland Indians by five days. The 1906 Cubs set the major league record for fewest contests to reach 100 victories accomplishing the milestone 132 games.


1999 The Reds set a National League record with nine homers with as they rout the Phillies, 22-3. Eddie Taubensee (2), Greg Vaughn, Jeffrey Hammonds, Aaron Boone, Dimitri Young, Pokey Reese, Brian Johnson and Mark Lewis all go yard for Cincinnati.


2000 The Red Sox honor Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk. The New Hampshire resident, who played his first nine seasons with Boston, joins Bobby Doerr (1), Joe Cronin (4), Carl Yastrzemski (8) and Ted Williams (9) in having his number (27) be retired at Fenway.


2002 In front of 55,528 fans at Coliseum, the A's set an American League record by extending winning streak to 20 consecutive games. After blowing an 11-run lead to the Royals, Scott Hatteberg's bottom of the ninth inning walk off home run gives Oakland the historic victory, 12-11.


2003 In his first at-bat after his arrest Pittsburgh for felony counts of sexual assault and related charges, Ramon Castro receives a supportive ovation from the Florida fans as he approaches the batter box as a pinch-hitter. The Marlin catcher connects for a home run in the 5-1 victory against the Pirates.

[Lefty]

September 5.

1908 At Brooklyn's Washington Park, George 'Nap' Rucker of the Superbas (Dodgers) strikes out 14 Doves (Braves) en route to no-hitting Boston, 6-0.


1914 En route to tossing a 9-0 shutout against the Toronto Maple Leafs, 19-year old Babe Ruth of the AAA Providence Grays hits the first home run in his professional career. The site of the ‘Sultan of Swat’s’ only minor-league homer, Hanlan's Point Stadium which was located on Lake Ontario’s Toronto Islands near the city's mainland, is being promoted as a historical landmark by Jerry Amernic, author of Gift of the Bambino.


1918 At Comiskey Park, Babe Ruth of the Red Sox six-hits the Cubs in the opening game of the World Series, 1-0. The Fall Classic game, which started earlier than usual due to World War I, is played at the White Sox home field rather than Weeghman Park (renamed Wrigley Field in 1926) due to the larger seating capacity.


1921 Senators 'legend' Walter Johnson breaks Cy Young's strike out record as he fans seven Yankees for a career total of 2,287.


1938 For the third time this season, Dodger catcher Babe Phelps breaks a bone in his throwing hand.


1955 In an 11-4 win over the Phillies, Dodger pitcher Don Newcombe hits his seventh homer establishing a National League record for home runs by a pitcher in a season. The victory is Newk's 20th of the season.


1977 The Indians break an eighteen-game losing streak by sweeping a twin bill , 4-3 and 5-4, from the Yankees.


1979 Just one defeat shy of the American League record, A's Matt Keough snaps his eighteen-game consecutive losing streak (including four losses at the end of 1978 season) as he beats the Brewers, 6-1.


1980 Brewers manager George Bamberger announces he will step down as skipper after tomorrow's game. 'Bambi' will be replaced by Buck Rodgers.


1995 When the game becomes official in the bottom of the fifth inning, Cal Ripken receives a standing ovation for over five minutes from the sellout crowd at Oriole Park at Camden Yards as he ties Yankee legend Lou Gehrig's record of 2,130 consecutive games.


1998 Giant Armando Rios hits home runs for his first two major league hits. Expos' third baseman Shane Andrews accomplished the same feat on April 27 and 28 in 1995.


1998 The 1998 Yankees (100-38) reach the century mark in victories earlier than other team in major league history beating the White Sox, 11-6. The 1906 Cubs and 1954 Indians had shared the record accomplishing the feat on September 9.


1998 Mark McGwire becomes the third and quickest player in major league history to hit 60 home runs in a season. 'Big Mac' accomplishes the feat in 141 games as compared to Babe Ruth (154) and Roger Maris (159).


1998 Giants outfielder Barry Bonds sets a new National League mark reaching base in 15 consecutive plate appearances. His five singles, two doubles, two homers and six walks during the streak breaks Dodger Pedro Guerrero's mark of 14 established in 1983.


1999 The Reds, by hitting five home runs in a 9-7 victory over the Phillies, establish a major league record homering14 times in two games.

[Lefty]

September 6.

1905 White Sox hurler Frank Smith no-hits the Tigers,15-0 in the biggest no-hit rout in major league history.


1912 In a game which purposely matches the superstars, Boston hurler Smokey Joe Wood bests Senators' legend Walter Johnson, 1-0 for his 30th (14h consecutive) victory in a season in which he will win 34. The Red Sox only run is a result of back-to-back doubles by Tris Speaker and Duffy Lewis, the first two-bagger should have been an easy fly out, but the ball lands into an area cordoned off by a rope to section off the overflow Fenway Park crowd.


1935 Cardinal Terry Moore has a perfect day going 6-for-6 against the Braves.


1954 Carlos Paula of Cuba integrates the Washington Senators. Next year, in his only full season in the majors, the Havana-born outfielder will be given consideration for the Rookie of the Year honors as he leads all freshman by hitting .299.


1973 Two Alou brothers are released by the Yankees. Felipe is sold to the Expos and Matty goes to the Cardinals.


1981 Bob Lemon becomes the Yankee manager for the second time.


1981 With his seventh blanking, Dodger lefty Fernando Valenzuela ties the major league rookie record for shutouts beating the Cardinal, 5-0.


1995 Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive game record playing in his 2,131st straight game. When the game becomes official in the middle of the fifth inning, the new 'Iron Man' takes a victory lap around Camden Yards during the 22-minute standing ovation from the sell-out crowd, including President Bill Clinton.


1996 Brett Butler returns to the Dodger line-up four months after having surgery for throat cancer. The thirty-nine year old centerfielder scores the decisive run in a 3-2 victory over the Pirates.


1996 Eddie Murray of the Orioles becomes the 15th player in major league history to hit 500 home runs when his seventh-inning solo shot goes deep knotting the score at 3-3 off Tiger pitcher Felipe Lira at Camden Yards. The Los Angeles native joins Hank Aaron and Willie Mays as the only players to reach this milestone and also have 3000 hits.


2000 After reaching an agreement with Mogan, Lewis and Bockis LLP, Major League Baseball can now use the URL www.mlb.com. The law firm registered the mbl.com in 1994 and refused to release the domain name making it necessary for the sport to use www.majorleaguebaseball.com.


2000 Joining Bert Campaneris (A's-1965) and Cesar Tovar (Twins-1968) Ranger utility player Scott Sheldon becomes only the third player in major league history to play all nine positions in one game.


2001 Joining Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds becomes the fifth major leaguer to hit 60 home runs in a season. The 37 year-old Giant left fielder, who is the oldest to join this elite group, reaches the historic plateau the quickest needing only 141 games to reach the milestone.


2002 For the first time in 11 years, the Homer Hanky makes its return to the Metrodome in Minneapolis in hopes of halting the A' record-setting 20-game winning streak. Minnesota, who went 8-0 in World Series games (1987 and 1991) at the home as the waving towels became the trademark of Twins fans see the magic continue blanking Oakland, 6-0.

[Lefty]

September 7.

1903 A year before the first subway is completed, the Brooklyn Superbas, later to be known as the Dodgers play their cross-town rivals in a two stadium, same day doubleheader. The first game played in Washington Park begins at 10:30 am with 9,300 fans watching the visiting Giants win the opener, 6-4 and later that afternoon in front of 23,623 fans at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan, Brooklyn wins the second game, 3-0.


1911 Phillie rookie Grover Cleveland Alexander wins a pitching duel with 44-year-old Cy Young and the Boston Braves, 1-0.


1916 The Giants defeat the Dodgers 4-1 to start their major league record 26-game winning streak.


1938 Red Sox Joe Cronin hits into a game-ending triple play as his line drive caroms off Indian third baseman Odell Hale's head to shortstop Bill Knickerbocker who starts the triple killing.


1950 Tiger outfielder Hoot Evers hits for the cycle and has six RBIs in a 13-13 tie with the Indians. The game is called after ten innings due to darkness.


1952 In Washington, Johnny Mize pinch-hits a grand slam giving the Yankees a 5-1 victory over the Senators, Mize has now homered in all fifteen major league ballparks presently in use (Sportsman Park is used by both the Cards and Browns).


1962 With four steals in a 10-1 loss to the Pirates, Dodger Maury Wills breaks the modern National League record for stolen bases in a season with his 82nd swipe. Bob Bescher had set the mark in 1911.


1979 Red Sox Yaz collects three hits to pass Ted Williams on the all-time total base list.


1984 On his way to hurling a one-hitter, Doc Gooden fans Cub Ron Cey for his 228th strikeout setting a National League rookie record. The Met phenom passes Grover Cleveland Alexander, who established the mark in 1911 with 227.


1993 In the second game of a doubleheader at Cincinnati, Cardinal outfielder Mark Whitten hits 4 HRs in one game helping to tie two established RBI records. With 12 RBIs in second game he ties the single game mark set by Jim Bottomley in 1924 and with his opening game ribbie, it ties him with the 21 year old record of Nate Colbert for the most RBIs (13) in a twin bill.


1997 Expo Mark Grudzielanek breaks the National League mark for doubles for a shortstop hitting his 49th in 2-1 loss to the Phillies. The record was set by Dick Bartell of the 1932 Phillies.


1997 For only the 22nd time in major league history a player reaches the 50 home run plateau when Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 50th in a 9-6 loss to the Twins.


1997 The major league mark for the most combined strikeouts in a game is tied when 33 players whiff during fifteen inning 5-4 Angel victory over the Tigers.


1998 In the first inning at Busch Stadium, Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire ties Roger Maris' single season home run mark hitting his 61st in a national televised Labor Day game against the Cubs. Big Mac hits his historic homer on his dad's 61st birthday.


2001 With his 44th home run, Dodger right fielder Shawn Green breaks a club record for homers in a season established by Gary Sheffield (2000) and Duke Snider (1956).


2001 Ranger infielder Alex Rodriguez breaks his American League record (42 in 1998 and 1999 for the Mariners) for home runs by shortstop with his 43rd long ball of the season. In 1958, Cub Hall of Famer Ernie Banks established the major league record for homers by a shortstop with 47.

[Lefty]

September 8.

1916 In front the smallest crowd in American League history, A's catcher/outfielder Wally Schang, with 23 fans attending the game, becomes the first switch-hitter in major league history to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game.


1925 In the nightcap of a doubleheader at Fenway Park, Babe Ruth hits his 300th career home run of southpaw Buster Ross as the Yankees defeat the Red Sox, 7-4.


1935 Trailing 5-1 in the ninth against the Indians, the Red Sox rally for two runs with no outs and have the bases loaded when Joe Cronin hits a line drive to third baseman Odell Hall. The ball deflects off Hall's head to shortstop Bill Knickerbocker who catches it in the air for the first out and throws to second, doubling up Billy Werber with second baseman Roy Hughes relaying to first base tripling up Mel Almada to complete the 5-6-4-3 triple play ending the rally and the game.


1939 With his 12-1 victory over the Browns in St. Louis, Bob Feller becomes the youngest modern-era player to win 20 games.


1940 Johnny Mize hits homers #'s 38, 39 and 40 in the first game of a doubleheader becoming the first player to hit three homers in one game four times in his career. Despite the 'Big Cat's' heroics, the Cardinals drop a pair to the Pirates, 16-14 and 9-4.


1955 With a 10-2 win over the Braves at Milwaukee’s County Stadium, the Dodgers clinch the National League pennant with a 17 game lead. It is the earliest date in history in which a team has captured a flag.


1963 For the thirteenth and final time in his career, Braves' lefthander Warren Spahn has a twenty-win season as he beats the Phillies, 3-2.


1965 Against the Angels, A's Bert Campaneris becomes the first major leaguer to play all nine positions in a single game.


1977 Cubs' relief pitcher Bruce Sutter strikes out the first six batters he faces including three men in the ninth on nine pitches.


1980 Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Ferguson Jenkins as a result of the pitcher's drug arrest on August 25th.


1985 At Wrigley Field off Cubs' hurler Reggie Patterson, Pete Rose gets two hits, including a historic single to tie Ty Cobb's career record of 4,191 hits. The game will be suspended due to darkness which will enable the Reds' player-manager to break the record at home.


1990 Darryl Strawberry, the Mets all-time home run leader (252), ends his eight-year tenure with New York and signs a five -year free-agent deal with his hometown Dodgers.


1995 With a 3-2 victory over the Orioles at Jacobs Field, the Indians reach the post season for the first time in 41 years by clinches the American League Central Division. The Tribe, which post a 100-44 record with Mike Cosgrove as the skipper, win the division by the largest margin as they finish 30 games ahead.


1996 Todd Hundley joins Mickey Mantle as the only other switch hitter to hit 40 homers in a season. His 40th home run also breaks Strawberry's Met club record for most homers in a single season.


1996 A Gary Sheffield fifth inning home run against the Expos' Pedro Martinez breaks the major league home run record for a season; the previous record of 4,458 was set 1987.


1998 Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire connects off of Cub hurler Steve Trachsel and sends a 341-foot line-drive over the left field fence for his historic 62nd home run breaking the single-season home run record set in 1961 by Roger Maris. Big Mac's historic homer comes in the fourth inning of a national televised game.
September 8, 1998 Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals Audio CD


2002 When Rafael Palmeiro goes yard against the Devil Rays in the sixth inning the Rangers establish a new a major league record by hitting a home run in their 26th consecutive game.

[Lefty]

September 9.

1914 Boston Braves' hurler George Davis no-hits the Phillies, 7-0 .


1922 Baby Doll Jacobson of the Browns triples three times Browns in a 16-0 rout of the Tigers.


1936 With a doubleheader sweep over the Indians, the Yankees clinch their eighth pennant. The Bronx Bombers will finish the season 19.5 games ahead of the Tigers.


1945 In the second game of the a doubleheader, Philadelphia A's Dick Fowler tosses a 1-0 no-hitter against the Browns.


1948 At the Polo Grounds, Dodger Rex Barney no-hits the Giants, 2-0.


1960 Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams hits career homer 511 tying him with Mel Ott for third on the all-time home run list behind Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx.


1965 Sandy Koufax's perfect game against the Cubs bests Bob Hendley's one hit effort, 1-0. It is the Dodger's southpaw record fourth no-hitter .


1968 Joe Gordon is hired to manage the Kansas City Royals.


1973 The Rangers fire manager Whitey Herzog. The White Rat will be replaced by Billy Martin.


1987 Striking out 12 of the final 13 hitters and a total of 16, Nolan Ryan beats the Giants, 4-2. The 'Ryan Express' whiffs Mike Aldrette to end the seventh inning notching his 4,500th career strikeout.


1992 At County Stadium in front of 47,589 fans, Robin Yount becomes the 17th player and third youngest to reach the 3000 career hit milestone when he singles off of Indian reliever Jose Mesa in a 5-4 defeat to Cleveland.


1992 Brewer owner Bud Selig is selected by the owners to serve as acting baseball commissioner until a permanent successor can be found. It will take nearly six years to name a permanent commissioner and it will be Selig.


1997 Hall of Famer Richie 'Whitey' Ashburn passes away of an apparent heart attack in his New York hotel room following broadcasting a Mets-Phillies game last night. The former Phillies Whiz Kid was an excellent contact hitter who once fouled off 14 pitches in one at-bat.


1997 Red Sox rookie shortstop Nomar Garciaparra breaks the major league record for RBIs by a lead-off batter with his two ribbies in a 8-6 loss to the Yankees. Tiger Harvey Kuenn established the mark in 1956 with 85.


1998 By defeating the Boston, 7-5, the Yankees move 20.5 games ahead of second-place Red Sox and clinch the American League East title. It is the earliest date in American League history in which a flag has been captured.


2002 For the fifth straight season, Diamondback southpaw Randy Johnson records 300 strikeouts breaking his own record of four consecutive years. The feat also ties the 'Big Unit' with Nolan Ryan having a total of six 300 strikeout seasons.


2002 Barry Bonds' 610th career home run is the longest dinger ever hit in the three-year history of Pac Bell Park. The 491-foot sails over fans heads who are waiting in a food line in the center field bleachers.

[Lefty]

September 10.

1939 In the first game of a doubleheader, Indian Ray Caldwell no-hits the Yankees, 3-0.


1950 For the second consecutive year, the Red Sox sweep the home season series with the A's. The winning streak at Fenway now extends to 22 wins without a loss against Philadelphia.


1950 In an 8-1 victory over the Washington Senators, Yankee clipper Joe DiMaggio becomes the first major leaguer to hit three home runs at Griffith Stadium.


1969 The Mets sweep the Montreal Expos , 3-2 in 12 innings and 7-1 and move into first place for the first time in their history.


1967 In the first game of a doubleheader, White Sox Joe Horlen no-hits the Tigers, 6-0.


1974 Cardinal outfielder Lou Brock ties and breaks Maury Willis' single season stolen base record with his 104th and 105th swipes against the Phillies.


1977 Roy Howell leads the way with 13 total bases (two home runs, two doubles and a single) and nine RBIs as the Blue Jays rout the Yankees, 19-3.


1980 Montreal freshman Bill Gullickson strikes out 18, the most ever by a rookie, as the Expos beat the Cubs, 4-2.


1997 In a 7-6 loss to the Giants, Cardinal Mark McGwire becomes only the second player in major league history to hit 50 home runs in consecutive seasons. Babe Ruth accomplished the feat twice in 1920-21 and 1927-28 seasons.


2000 On his 37th birthday, Diamondback southpaw Randy Johnson becomes the 12th pitcher to strikeout 3,000 batters. Marlin third baseman Mike Lowell is the 'Big Unit's' historic victim whiffing on four pitches ending the fourth inning. The lefty's first strike out of the game is his 300th of the season tying him with Nolan Ryan for accomplishing the feat three consecutive years.


2002 Alex Rodriguez breaks the home run record for shortstops he established last season. The Ranger infielder slugs his major league leading 52nd and 53rd home runs of the season helping Texas to defeat the Mariners, 3-2.


2003 Javy Lopez homers off Phillies' righty Vicente Padilla to give the Braves a franchise-record 216 home runs for the season. The 1996 Orioles hold the major league mark with 257 and the Astros established the National League record at 249 in 2000.

[Lefty]

September 11.

1886 At Washington's Capitol Park, backstop Connie Mack makes his major league debut as the Senators edge Philadelphia, 4-3.


1912 Eddie Collins steals six bases as Philadelphia beats the Tigers. 9-7. The A's second baseman will steal six bases again on September 22.


1915 Eddie Plank of the Federal League's St. Louis Terriers wins his 300th game as he defeat the Newark Peppers 12-5. The future Hall of Famer (1946) is the ninth player and first southpaw to reach this milestone.


1918 In the earliest conclusion of the Fall Classic, Boston's Carl Mays three-hits the Cubs' 2-1 as the Red Sox win the World Series in six games. The regular season was shorten due to World War I.


1938 Free admission, bats and peanuts highlight Lefty O'Doul Day for Kids at Seals' Stadium. Between games of the Seals and Oaks doubleheader, the kids have a chance to scramble for autographed balls thrown by the players.


1955 Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams collects his 2000th career hit in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees.


1956 Reds' flychaser Frank Robinson ties the National League rookie record for home runs with his 38th in an 11-5 victory over the Giants.


1959 The Dodgers end Elroy Face's consecutive win streak at 22 with a 5-4 victory over the Pirates. The reliever will end the season with a record of 18-1.


1966 Braves' pitcher Pat Jarvis becomes the first of Nolan Ryan's 5,714 career strikeouts.


1968 Mets hurler Jim McAndrews beats Cub Fergusen Jenkins 1-0. It's the fifth time this season Fergie has a lost 1-0 game tying a major league mark.


1974 At Shea Stadium, Cardinal Ken Reitz's two-strike, two-out home run ties the game in the ninth and sends it into extra innings. Five hours later St. Louis defeat the Mets, 4-3, in the 25th inning making the it the longest night game National League history.


1985 At Riverfront Stadium in front of 47,237 hometown fans, Reds' player-manager Pete Rose collects his 4,192 career hit to pass Ty Cobb becoming the all-time major league hit leader. Padre righty Eric Show gives up the historic hit, a first inning single to left field, as Cincinnati beats San Diego, 2-0.


1996 Ken Caminiti breaks his own major league record by hitting home runs from both sides of the plate in the same game for the fourth time this season. The Padre switch hitter set the record last year when he accomplish the feat three times.


1998 With a 7-2 defeat to the Braves, the Marlins lose their 100th game to become the first team that has gone from being World Series champions to a 100-game loser. The 'Fish' have the worst record in baseball, 48-100.


1998 Kevin Malone replaces Tommy Lasorda as general manager who is promoted to Senior Vice President.


2001 In the wake of terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Major League Baseball cancels all games for security reasons and for the deep mourning for all the lives that have been lost. Yankee Stadium is evacuated as a precautionary measure.


2002 Yankee legends Whitey Ford and Phil Rizzzuto unveil a monument dedicated to the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The team also has a ceremonial tree planting in Monument Park in honor the of heroes and victims of horrific events of a year ago.


2004 As 36,887 Bank One Ballpark fans hope to see Barry Bonds hits his 699th and perhaps 700th career homer, they watch the Giant left fielder reach a different milestone. The San Francisco slugger receives three base-on-balls from Diamondback pitchers to break his own record and becomies the first major leaguer to walk over 200 times in a single season.

[Lefty]

September 12.

1930 The last bounced home run is hit by Dodger catcher Al Lopez at Ebbets Field. The American League had changed the rule in 1929.


1932 With their 100th victory of the year, the Yankees clinch the American league pennant as George Pipqras beat the Indians at Cleveland Stadium, 8-3. Yankee Joe McCarthy, who capture a flag with 1929 Cubs, becomes the first manager to win pennants in both American and National League.


1932 In the bottom of the ninth, Johnny Frederick hits his major league record-setting sixth pinch-homer of the season giving the Dodgers a 4-3 victory over the Cubs.


1936 Kid Elberfeld, at age of 61, grounds out to third as he pinch-hits for the Fulton team in the Kitty League.


1947 Pirates' outfielder Ralph Kiner hits a record eight home runs in four games. Tony Lazzeri had hit seven round-trippers in four games in 1936.


1954 A standing-room-only crowd of 84,587 at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, which establishes the record for the largest crowd to have ever watch a major-league baseball game, witness the pennant-bound Indians sweep a doubleheader from the Yankees, 4-1 and 3-2. On this bright sunny day, over 12,000 fans are without seats and stand 10-11 rows deep behind the outfield fences as well as 3-5 rows deep in walkways.


1962 At Memorial Stadium, twenty-seven year old Senator fireballer Tom Cheney sets a major league mark for K's in a single game by striking out 21 batters in complete-game 16 inning, 2-1 victory over the Orioles.


1969 The Mets sweep Pirates in a twin bill as pitchers Jerry Koosman and Don Cardwell both pitch 1-0 victories and both drive in the winning run of each game.


1976 At age 53, Minnie Minoso becomes the oldest player to get a hit in a regular season game as he singles in three at-bats as the designated hitter for White Sox. Angels' southpaw Sid Monge gives up the historic hit.


1979 Carl Yastrzemski reaches the 3000 hits milestone when he singles off Yankee Jim Beattie.


1984 Striking out Marvell Wynne in the sixth inning, Dwight Gooden breaks the season strikeout record for a rookie. By whiffing 16 Pirates, Doc's total of 251 is six more than Herb Score's 1955 mark.


1996 In an 8-5 win over the Royals, Mariner's Alex Rodriguez sets a major league shortstop record for with his 88th extra base hit.


1996 With two home runs and a single, Yankee center fielder Bernie Williams has eight RBIs helping the Bronx Bombers defeat the Tigers, 12-3.


2000 In a 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks, Dodger Dave Hansen breaks Johnny Frederick's 1932 major league record for pinch-hit home runs in a single season by his seventh pinch-hit homer.


2002 A jury, and not a judge or umpires, will decide whether Alex Popov actually controlled Barry Bonds record setting 73rd home run in his glove. Popov, who lost possession the ball valued at approximately $1 million after being mobbed by fans, claims it should belongs to him and not Patrick Hayashi, who ended up with the historic souvenir.

[Lefty]

September 13.

1883 Cleveland's one-arm pitcher Hugh Daily no-hits Philadelphia, 1-0.


1909 Tigers' outfielder Ty Cobb wins the home run crown with his ninth round-tripper (all inside-the park).


1925 Dodger hurler Dazzy Vance no-hits the Phillies after one-hitting the team from the City of Brotherly Love five days earlier.


1936 Indians' teenage pitching phenom Bob Feller sets a new major league record by striking out 17 batters as he two-hits the A's, 5-2. After the season, 'Bullet Bob' will return to his Van Meter, Iowa home to graduate from high school.


1948 While batting, 32-year old Indian pitcher Don Black suffers a cerebral hemorrhage and is rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The hurler will survive, but his major league career is over.


1949 For the second time in his career, Ralph Kiner hits four consecutive homers. After homering in his last two at-bat in the previous game (September 11) he goes deep in his first two at bats in today's contest.


1950 Giants' pitcher Sal Maglie's consecutive scoreless inning streak ends at 45 when Pirates' outfielder Gus Bell hits a 257-foot pop fly which just clears the wall at the Polo Grounds.


1951 At Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, the Cardinals split a three-team doubleheader beating the Giants 6-4 in a rescheduled afternoon game due to rain the day before, and then the Redbirds are blanked by the Braves in the regularly scheduled night game, 2-0. It is the first time since 1883 that three-team twin bill has been played.


1953 Bob Trice becomes the first black player to appear for the A's. The former Homestead Grays hurler will only pitch in three games for Philadelphia this season and 19 next year and few more in 1956.


1964 The Cardinals become the only the second team in major league history this century to score at least one run in every inning as they rout Chicago, 15-2. A dropped pop-up in top of the ninth secures St. Louis' place in history.


1965 At the Astrodome facing Don Nottebart, Giant outfielder Willie Mays becomes the fifth player in major league history to hit 500 career home runs. The 'Say Hey Kid' will hit a league-leading and career high 52 home runs en route to his second MVP season.


1969 In a 6-4 defeat to the Reds, Bobby Bonds becomes the fourth player in major league history steal at least 30 bases and hit at least thirty home runs in the same season. The other members of the 30/30 club include Ken Williams (1922-Browns) , Willie Mays (1956 & 1957-Giants) and Hank Aaron (1963-Braves).


1971 After connecting for #499 in Game 1 of a doubleheader, Frank Robinson of the Orioles joins the 500 home run club in the nightcap with a ninth-inning three-run homer off Fred Scherman of the Tigers.


1983 Mets rookie backstop Mike Fritzgerald becomes the 48th major leaguer to hit a home run in his first big league at bat.


1983 Recording his 39th save, Royal Dan Quisenberry breaks the all-time single-season record held by John Hiller. He gets the last two outs in a 4-3 victory over the Angels.


1989 Fay Vincent becomes baseball's eighth commissioner when he succeeds the late Bart Giamatti.


1995 Tigers Lou Whitaker and Al Trammell set American League record for joint appearances (1915 games).


1996 By hitting his 30th home run Dante Bichette joins his teammate Ellis Burks as a member of the 30/30 club. The Rockies join the 1987 New York Mets as the only teams in history to have two 30-30 players (Howard Johnson and Darryl Strawberry) during the same season.


2001 Due the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Major League Baseball postpones all games through September 17. The 91 missed games, the most regular-season contests not played since World War I forced the cancellation of the final month of the 1918 season, have been re-scheduled for the week after the regular season ends meaning the World Series is likely to extend into November for the first time in history.


2002 Oriole infielder Mike Bordick establishes a new American League record playing his 96th consecutive errorless game at shortstop. The mark was held by former teammate Cal Ripken.


2002 The U.S. Senate passes a resolution honoring Tiger broadcaster Ernie Harwell who is retiring at end of the season. The 84-year-old has been a major league baseball announcer for 55 years.


2003 After signing a one-day contract, Ken Daneyko grounds out to short in his professional baseball debut with the Newark Bears. The former New Jersey Devils defenseman, who was honored by the team before the game, plays DH against the Pennsylvania Road Warriors in a game started in a driving rainstorm and called immediately after his at bat.

[Lefty]

September 14.

1903 In an afternoon game called because of unusual darkness, Giants' pitcher Leon Ames, making his major league debut, tosses a five inning no-hitter against the Cardinals.


1913 Despite giving up fourteen hits, Cubs' pitcher Larry Cheney blanks the Giants, 7-0.


1914 After being ejected for swearing, Johnny Evers claims he was talking to the ball and not to umpire Mal Eason, but the Braves' shortstop is still suspended for three days.


1923 Red Sox first baseman George Burns completes an unassisted triple play against the Indians as he gathers in Frank Brower line drive, tags Rube Lutzke coming from first, and beats Riggs Stephenson back to second.


1951 In a 9-6 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park, rookie Bob Nieman hits consecutive dingers off Mickey McDermott becoming the first player to hit home runs in his first two career at bats in the majors. In his third trip to the plate, the St. Louis Browns' freshman beats out a bunt for a base hit.


1968 The Tigers rally in ninth to beat the A's 5-4 making Denny McLain the first thirty-game winner since Dizzy Dean reached the milestone in 1934.


1975 Mel Ott's forty-seven year old record is broken as Brewer shortstop Robin Yount plays his 242nd major league game as a teenager.


1987 In an 18-3 Blue Jay blowout which features Toronto hitting a major league record ten home runs, Orioles' manager Cal Ripken Sr., in the bottom of the eighth inning, puts Ron Washington at shortstop ending Cal Ripken's record consecutive-innings streak of 8,243, spanning 904 games.


1986 Giant third baseman Bob Brenly, usually a catcher, ties a major league record by making four errors in one inning, but makes amends by hitting two home runs, including the game-winner, as San Francisco beats the Braves, 7-6.


1988 In his first start against his former club, Mike Boddicker beat the Orioles, 4-1, as Red Sox outfielder Mike Greenly hits for the cycle.


1990 Mariner Ken Griffey and his son, Junior, become the first father and son to hit homers in the same major league game. The back-to-back blasts are given up by Angel hurler Kirk McCaskill.


1994 Due to the strike, owners vote to cancel remainder of the season including the World Series.


1996 Todd Hundley passes Roy Campanella as the all-time leader for homers by a catcher. His homer helps the Mets come back from a five-run deficit and eventually beat the Braves, 6-5.


1996 Mark McGwire hits his 50th home run off Cleveland hurler Chad Ogea becoming the 13th player in major league history to reach that plateau. The Cardinal first baseman gives the milestone ball to his eight-year-old son, Matthew.


2002 Barry Bonds ties Hank Aaron for the most 100-RBI seasons by a National League player as he drives in his 100th run of the season for the 11th time in his career. The major league record is13 shared by Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, and Babe Ruth.


2002 Chin-Feng Chen becomes the first Taiwan-born player to appear in the major leagues as he walks and scores as a pinch-hitter for the Dodgers against the Rockies. The 24-year-old first baseman-outfielder played for the 1990 Taiwan team which won the Little League World Series.


2003 Homering in his final at-bat, Vladimir Guerrero hits for 'Le Carrousel' at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Facing Mets' southpaw Tom Glavine , the Expo's right fielder doubled (2nd), singled (3rd) and hit a triple (5th) and completed the sixth cycle in team history going deep off Dan Wheeler (7th).


2003 At Comerica Park, Detroit set a franchise record for losses as they drop their 110th loss to the Royals, 7-2. The 1996 Tiger squad finished the season with a 53-109 record.

[Lefty]

September 15.

1904 Beating the Braves, 3-2, Giant hurler George Wiltse runs his career record to 12-0. 'Hooks' dozen consecutive victories establishes the record for the most wins at the start of a career for a starter.


1928 The Braves play their ninth consecutive doubleheader. The streak, which began on September 4th, sees the team lose five in a row, including four to the Giants.


1946 During the fifth inning of the second game of doubleheader, a giant swarm of gnats engulfs Ebbets Field causing the game to be postponed.


1950 At Ebbets Field, Cardinal starter, Cloyd Boyer, hurts his arm while warming up and is replaced by Red Munger. The reliever goes the distance beating the Dodgers, 6-2, getting credit for a complete game, but not for a game started.


1952 The Pirates become the first team to wear helmets in which the temples are protected. The headgear is worn both at the plate and in the field.


1960 Giants' superstar Willie Mays ties a major league mark by hitting three triples in an 8-6 victory over the Phillies.


1967 At the spacious Astrodome, Jimmy Wynn becomes the first Astro to hit three homers in one game. The 'Toy Cannon's' performance isn't enough as the Braves beat Houston, 9-8.


1969 Cardinal hurler Steve Carlton fans nineteen batters, including three in the ninth, to establish a new a new major league mark for strikeouts in a single game but loses the game to the Mets, 4-3. Ron Swoboda hits a pair of two-run homers spoiling Lefty's performance.


1971 Making his debut against the Braves, Astros' hurler Larry Yount injures his right shoulder on his very first warm up pitch and will never get another chance to pitch in the bigs. Robin's older brother total major league experience will consist of just one-warm up pitch.


1975 Mets' outfielder Mike Vail breaks the rookie record as he hits in his twenty-third consecutive game. New York edges the Expos, 3-2.


1977 The Royals set club record of 16 straight wins as they defeat the A's in ten innings in the nightcap of a doubleheader, 5-4.


1979 In a 10-2 victory over the Orioles, Red Sox Bob Watson becomes the first modern major leaguer to hit for the cycle in both leagues.


1990 Striking out pinch-hitter Danny Heep, Bobby Thigpen saves his 50th game as the White Sox beat the Red Sox, 7-4. The Chicago closer played the outfield in college.


1996 In a 16-6 rout of the Tigers, the Orioles break the major league record for team home runs in a season passing the 1961 Yankees mark of 240.


1996 Frank Thomas breaks the White Sox mark for home runs established by Carlton Fisk in 1993. His 215th homer comes off Tim Wakefield in a 9-8 loss to the Red Sox.


1996 Thanks to Andres Galarraga's three-run homer the Rockies establish a big league record for runs scored at home. Colorado, which will amass 658 tallies at Coors Field, scores its 626th, 627th and 628th runs of the season when the 'Big Cat' goes deep to surpass the 1950 Red Sox who crossed the plate 625 times.


1998 In a 12-7 win over Twins, Mariner Ken Griffey Jr. becomes the fourth-youngest (28 years and 10 months) player to reach 1,000 RBIs. Junior got to 1000 mark younger than anyone except Mel Ott (27 years, three months), Jimmie Foxx (27 years, eight months) and Lou Gehrig (28 years, 9 1/2 months).


1998 Ending a six-game drought without a homer, Mark McGwire, pinch-hitting in the ninth inning, hits his 63rd homer; the solo shot off Jason Christiansen in the Cardinals' 8-6 loss to Pirates allows 'Big Mac' to regain the home-run lead over Sammy Sosa.


1998 Working the ninth for his 40th save in the Rangers' 6-5 win over Orioles, John Wetteland joins three other pitchers in major league history to have three or more 40-save seasons. Dennis Eckersley, Jeff Reardon and Lee Smith have also accomplished the same feat.


1998 Rolando Arrojo (14-12) sets a record for wins by an expansion pitcher as the Devil Rays defeat the Angels, 8-1.


1999 The owners unanimously approved a resolution to redraft the Major League Agreement allowing the American League and National League to merge in all aspects except on the field, where the leagues and divisions will remain the same.


2000 A's first baseman Jason Giambi sets a team record by hitting his fourth grand slam of the season as Oakland drubs the Devil Rays, 17-3. The base-loaded shot also ties a major league record for the most grand slams by a team in a single season, 12.


2000 Passing both Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, Mariner Rickey Henderson scores two runs to take over second place on the career list for runs scored. Henderson with a total of 2,175 will need to tally 71 runs to pass all time leader, Ty Cobb (2,245).


2000 In a 5-4 victory over the Giants, Padres' closer Trevor Hoffman becomes the third player in baseball history to have a four 40-save seasons.


2002 Defeating the Indians after a 67-minute rain delay, 5-0, the Twins clinch the American League Central Division flag. Minnesota, which will making its first playoff appearance since 1991, was almost eliminated during the off season due to contraction.


2003 With his 2,063rd career base on balls, Barry Bonds passes Babe Ruth all-time walks list . The Giant left fielder now only trails Rickey Henderson, who has 2,190 free passes.


2003 Rafael Palmeiro joins Jimmie Foxx as the only players to hit 35 homers and drive in 100 runs in nine consecutive seasons. The Hall of Famer Foxx accomplished the feat playing for the A's and Red Sox from 1932 to 1940.


2003 Thousands of Hanshin Tigers fans jump as off the Ebisubashi Bridge into the Dotonbori River in celebration as their hometown heros clinch the Central League title for first time in 18 years. It has become a local ritual to jump into the murky river when the team wins.

[Lefty]

September 16.

1883 Tommy Burns and Ned Williamson of the National League's Chicago White Stockings both score three runs in the seventh inning to establish a major league record which still stands today.


1914 At the age of 23, Roger Peckinpaugh is hired as the manager of the Yankees to finish the season.


1924 Jim Bottomley goes 6-for-6, including two homers, and bats in a record twelve runs as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 17-3. The previous mark of 11 RBIs in one game was established in 1892 by today's opposing Dodger manager, Wilbert Robinson.


1926 En route to a 23-3 rout of the Phillies at Baker Bowl, the Cardinals cross home plate 12 times during the third inning. The dozen runs establishes a franchise record.


1948 Joe DiMaggio hits his 300th career home run joining Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mel Ott, Jimmie Foxx, Rogers Hornsby, Chuck Klein and Hank Greenberg as the only major leaguers to reach this milestone.


1952 Pacific Coast League's Sacramento manager, former major league all-star second baseman Joe Gordon, pinch hits homers in both ends of a doubleheader. The first one, a grand slam, wins the game, 4-1.


1960 At the age of thirty-nine, Warren Spahn pitches a no-hitter beating the Phillies 4-0. The crafty lefty sets an all-time Braves record with 15 strikeouts.


1965 At Fenway Park, Red Sox Dave Morehead pitches a 2-0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians.


1968 Umpires Al Salerno and Bill Valentine are fired by American League President Joe Cronin. The men in blue claim the dismissals are due to their efforts organizing a union.


1972 Phillies' rookie third baseman Mike Schmidt hits his first career home run breaking Expos' Balor Moore's 25 consecutive scoreless inning streak. Michael Jack Schmidt will finish his 18-year career with 548 round-trippers.


1972 In an 18-5 victory over the Mets, Cub infielder Glen Beckert goes 0-for-6 and sets a record by leaving 12 men on base.


1975 Rennie Stennett ties a major league mark established in 1892 going 7-for-7 in a nine-inning game. The Pirates' second baseman gets two hits in one inning (1st and 5th) twice helping make the game the most one-sided shutout since 1900, as the Bucs crush the Cubs at Wrigley Field, 22-0.


1979 At Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers hold Catfish Hunter Day to honor their future Hall of Fame pitcher who will be retiring at the end of the season at the age of 33. A 20-year-old left-hander named Dave Righetti makes his major league debut for the home town team.


1987 Stealing his 30th base, a career-high, Indian Joe Carter becomes the ninth major leaguer to hit 30 home runs and to swipe 30 bases in the same season.


1988 Reds' Tom Browning pitches a perfect game against the Dodgers striking out eight and allowing only eight balls to be hit out of the infield in his 1-0 victory. Over three starts including the perfect game he retires 40 consecutive batters - one shy of a major league record.


1993 At the age of 41, Twins' Dave Winfield becomes the 19th major leaguer to collect 3000 hits as he singles to left off A's ace Dennis Eckersley in a 5-1 home victory over Oakland.


1996 A fifth inning triple off of Royals' pitcher Jose Rosado gives Twins' Paul Molitor 3000 hits, and he will become the first major leaguer to accomplish this milestone in the same season in which he also collects 200 hits. It is the first time a three-bagger is a career 3000th hit.


1997 Phillies' right-hander Curt Schilling whiffs nine Mets becoming the thirteenth player in major league history since 1900 to record 300 strikeouts in a season.


1998 Tom Gordon ties Jose Mesa's major league 1995 single-season record with his 38th consecutive save and sets a Red Sox mark with his 41st save of the season as Boston defeats the Orioles, 4-3.


1998 With homers in four straight at-bats and five in two games, Cleveland's Manny Ramirez ties a major league record. The Indian right fielder, who homered in his final three at-bats last night, goes deep off of Twin Bob Tewksbury in the first and takes 3-2 pitch to left in the fifth for his fifth homer in six at-bats.


1998 For only the 30th time in major league history and the 12th time it has been done consecutively, four batters strike out in one inning. Thanks to Randy Knorr's passed ball, Marlin rookie Kirt Ojala accomplishes the feat in the fourth inning of the Marlins' 3-2 defeat to the Expos.


1998 In front of 49,891 patrons at San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium, Sammy Sosa ties Mark McGwire by hitting his record-setting 63rd home run. The 434-foot eighth inning two-out blast off Brian Boehringer is a tie-breaking grand slam as 'Slammin' Sammy collects all six RBIs as the Cubs beat the Padres, 6-3.


2000 Cub outfielder Sammy Sosa joins Mark McGwire (1997-99) as the only major leaguer to hit 50 home runs three consecutive seasons.


2002 Diamondback righty Curt Schilling K's his 300th victim to join Randy Johnson in becoming the first teammates to each strike out at least 300 batters in the same season.


2002 Giant left fielder Barry Bonds walks three times breaking his own record for base on balls in a season with 178. Approximately one-third of the free passes given to the San Francisco slugger have been intentional (60 out of 178) .

[Lefty]

September 17.

1912 Casey Stengel of the Dodgers makes an impressive major league debut against the Pirates. The likable Brooklyn outfielder from Kansas City collects four hits, drives in two runs and swipes a pair of stolen bases.


1916 George Sisler out duels the Senators' legend Walter Johnson, 1-0. It will be Gorgeous George last Major League pitching victory, but the former Browns’ hurler will become a member of the Hall of Fame as a first baseman in 1939.


1920 Going 6-for-6, left fielder Bobby Veach becomes the first Tiger to hit for the cycle as Detroit beats the Red Sox in 12-inning victory, 14-13. Giants George Burns also hits for the cycle in New York's 10 inning 4-3 win over the Pirates making it the only time it has ever happened twice in the same day.


1930 With three consecutive home runs, Earl Averill drives in eight runs in a 13-7 Indians' victory over the Senators in the doubleheader opener and then adds another homer in the second game to set an American League record with 11 RBIs in the twin bill.


1939 American League President Will Harridge overturns the umpires' decision to call the September 2 Yankee-Red Sox game a forefit and orders the contest to be replayed from the seventh inning as a 5-5 tie. After the Red Sox fans had thrown a barrage of garbage onto playing field at Fenway Park due to the Yankees making deliberate outs to take advantage of the 6:30 Sunday curfew, umpire Cal Hubbard ruled the Boston crowd's action made it impossible to continue the game and awarded the game to the Yankees, 9-0.


1941 In front of only 3,585 fans in St. Louis, twenty-year old Stan Musial makes his major league debut against the Braves going 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs.


1953 Ernie Banks becomes the first black player to appear in a Cubs' game. The former Kansas City Monarch infielder, who makes an error and is hitless in three at-bats, will go on to hit 512 home runs as well as winning the MVP award twice during his 19-year Hall of Fame career.


1968 At Candlestick, Giants' hurler Gaylord Perry (14-14) no-hits the Cardinals and Bob Gibson,1-0, with the only run of the game being tallied on Ron Hunt's solo home run. Tomorrow the Redbirds will return the favor and no-hit San Francisco.


1968 The Tigers clinch the American League pennant with a 2-1 victory over the Yankees.


1981 Dodger rookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela sets the National League rookie mark with his eighth shutout of the season. The record had been shared by Irv Young (1905), Grover Alexander (1911) and Jerry Koosman (1968).


1984 On the seventeenth anniversary of his first major league round-tripper, Reggie Jackson connects off Kansas City pitcher Bud Black in the bottom of the seventh inning for his 500th career home run. The milestone hit proves to be only run the Angels would score in the Royals 10-1 victory.


1984 Dwight Gooden ties a major league record with 32 strikeouts in two consecutive games striking out 16 Phillies in a 2-1 loss at Veterans Stadium.


1988 Pitching the ninth inning for his 40th save, Jeff Reardon becomes the first pitcher to save 40 games in both leagues as the Twins defeat the White Sox, 3-1. The Dalton, Massachusetts native also saved 42 games for the Expos in 1985.


1990 The Blue Jays set a major league single-season attendance record as 49,902 watch the home team beat the Yankees, 6-4. Toronto will finish the season with 58 consecutive sell-outs at Sky Dome with a total attendance of 3,885,284.


1993 Texas Ranger superstar Nolan Ryan strikes out Angel catcher Greg Myers for his 5,714th and final career strikeout.


1996 In the thin air of Denver, Dodger Hideo Nomo no-hits the Rockies, 9-0. 'Tornado Boy' walks four and strikes out eight at Coors Field.


2004 Connecting off a Jake Peavy’s third inning slider at SBC Park, Barry Bonds hits his 700th career homer run. The historic homer, touches off a fireworks display and the unfurling of a gigantic light tower banner featuring Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, the two other players to reach the milestone.

[Lefty]

September 18.

1908 At Cleveland's League Park, Bob Rhoads tosses a no-hitter against beating the Red Sox, 2-1. The Indian hurler out duels Frank Arellanes, who is the only Mexican-American playing in the majors.


1930 The Yankees edge the Browns ,7-6, in 10 innings as pitcher Red Ruffing hits two home runs in the winning effort.


1954 With 3-2 victory over the Tigers, the Indians clinch the American League pennant.


1960 Braves' hurler Lew Burdette faces the minimum 27 batters as he no-hits the Phillies, 1-0. Tony Gonzalez, who is hit by a pitch in the fifth inning, is erased on a double play.


1968 After being no-hit yesterday by Giants' hurler Gaylord Perry, the Cardinal hurler Ray Washburn returns the favor by no-hitting San Francisco, 2-0.


1976 In his last major league at-bat, future Hall of Fame Cleveland manager Frank Robinson strokes a pinch-hit single against the Orioles.


1977 In front of sell-out crowd of 51,798 at Memorial Stadium on 'Thanks Brooks (Robinson) Day', Red Sox designated hitter Ted Cox goes 4-for-4 in his major league debut tying the big league mark for most hits in a first game along with Casey Stengel, Willie McCovey, Mack Jones, and Forest Jacobs. The performance is also the start of a historic two-game hitting streak as the rookie designated-hitter will start tomorrow's game with two hits becoming the only player to start his career with six consecutive hits.


1993 Trailing by two runs with two outs in the bottom of ninth, Mike Stanley hits a pop fly to left for the apparent third out, but time had been called just as the pitch was delivered due to a fan running out onto the Yankee Stadium field . Given a second chance, the Yankee catcher singles which is followed by a Wade Boggs's hit, a walk to Dion James, and a Don Mattingly's single driving in two runs to beat the Red Sox, 4-3.


1999 Slammin' Sammy Sosa becomes the first player in major league history to hit 60 homers twice. The Cub outfielder hits his milestone round-tripper off of Brewer hurler Jason Bere.


2000 Pitching a one-hitter against the Yankees, Indian hurler Bertran Colon nearly ends the longest streak in major league history of a team being held hitless by its opponents. The Bronx Bombers have not been denied a hit in a game since Hoyt Wilhelm did it on September 9,1958 spanning total of 6,637 contests.


2002 Not too fleet-of-foot Greg Colbrunn hits an improbable triple in his last turn at bat to complete the cycle. The Diamondback infielder had five hits which included two two-run homers in the 10-3 victory over the Padres.

[Lefty]

September 19.

1925 White Sox Ted Lyons loses his no-hit bid when Senator Bobby Veach hits safely with two outs in the ninth. Washington's outfielder Sam Rice's streak of nine consecutive hits is stopped.


1929 Joe Sewell sets a major league record by playing in his 115th consecutive game without striking out. The Indian third baseman will be fanned only four times in 578-at-bats this season.


1931 Lefty Grove becomes the first pitcher since 1920 to win 30 games when he beats the White Sox, 2-1.


1935 The Cubs win their 16th consecutive game as they beat Carl Hubbell completing a four-game sweep of the Giants. The mark is the most since the 1924 Dodgers won 15 straight games.


1937 Tigers' first baseman Hank Greenberg's becomes the first player to hit a homer into the center field bleachers at Yankee Stadium.


1951 Indian Larry Doby walks five times in a 15-2 drubbing of the Red Sox as Early Wynn picks up his 20th victory.


1955 Cubs' infielder Ernie Banks hit his fifth grand slam of the season to establish a new major league mark, but Rip Repulski's 12th inning homer off of Jim Davis proves to be the difference as the Cardinals beat Chicago, 6-5.


1973 Braves' Davey Johnson hits his 43rd (42nd as a second baseman) homer tying Rogers Hornsby's record for the most home runs for a second baseman.


1977 With two singles in his first two at bats, Ted Cox ties and then breaks Senators' Cecil Travis 1933 record of five consecutive hits at the start of a career. The Red Sox rookie designated hitter had gone 4-for-4 in Baltimore yesterday and is 6-for-6 in his first six major league plate appearances.


1980 At Tiger Stadium, Al Kaline becomes the first player in franchise history to have his uniform number retired. The Hall of Famer, who wore the number 6, roamed the outfield for Detroit from 1953 to 1974.


1982 Mariner rookie Orlando Mercado becomes third player to hit a grand slam for his first major league hit. Bill Duggelby (1898 - first at bat) and Bobby Bonds (1968 - third at bat) were the other two players to accomplish the feat.


1986 Joe Cowley's final win in the majors is a no-hitter as the White Sox beat the Angels, 7-1. The Henryville, Tennessee native will finish his career with the Phillies the following year with 0-4 record.


1998 Mariner shortstop Alex Rodriguez becomes the first infielder in major league history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases.


1998 Indian Manny Ramirez belts two homers to raise his five-game total to eight becoming only the second player in history to do so. Frank Howard accomplished the feat twice in 1968.


2000 A Dodger fan, in addition to other court ordered decisions, has been banned from attending home games for 18 months because he threw coffee in the face of a Met fan cheering a grand slam hit by catcher Todd Pratt.


2001 Defeating White Sox, 6-3, Roger Clemens becomes the first major league pitcher to have season won-loss record of 20-1. The five-time Cy Young Award winner has won his last16 decisions.


2001 Cardinal freshman Albert Pujols sets a National League rookie mark with 120 RBIs. The 21-year-old infielder broke the mark of 119 established in 1930 by Wally Berger of the Boston Braves.


2001 Major League Baseball and the Players Association announce the creation of the MLB-MLBPA Disaster Relief Fund. The organizations will each donate $10 million to aid the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.


2002 In his major league debut, Twins' rookie Mike Ryan strokes two singles, scores two runs and drives in two runs in the nine-run first inning against the Tigers. Unfortunately, the game is rained out in the second inning meaning none of the statistics will be official.

[Lefty]

September 20.

1902 The White Sox first no-hitter in franchise history is tossed by Jim 'Nixey' Callagan as he defeats Tigers, 2-0.


1907 Nick Maddox no-hits the Dodgers, 2-1. At the age of 20 years and ten months, the Pirate hurler becomes (and still is) the youngest pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the major leagues.


1908 Defeating the A's, 1-0, Frank Smith of the White Sox hurls his second career no-hit game.


1912 Losing to the Tigers, 6-4, Smoky Joe Wood's fails to break Walter Johnson's record of 16 consecutive victories, establishes earlier in the season. Joe Lake gets the win pitching the last five innings after replacing starter Bill Covington who is thrown out of the game during the 5th inning.

1919 On Babe Ruth Day in Boston, the Bambino scores the winning run in both ends of the doubleheader. Ironically, it will be the last game he plays for the Red Sox in Fenway.


1924 The 37-year old righty Grover Cleveland Alexander wins his 300th game as the Cubs beat the Giants in 12 innings, 7-3. 'Old Pete' will collect 373 victories during his 20-year career.


1931 For the first time in nineteen years, Gabby Street appears in a major league game, The 48-year old Cardinals skipper is 0-for-1, but the backstop displays his old catching skills when he nails Robins’ runner Babe Herman trying steal a base.


1951 Former National League President, Ford Frick, is selected by the owners as the third commissioner of the sport.


1953 Gene Baker, the other half of the Kansas City Monarchs double play duo along with Ernie Banks, joins his former Negro League teammate making his major league debut with Cubs. In 1961, second baseman will be named manager of the minor league Batavia, New York team becoming the first black manager in organized baseball.


1958 Thanks to a Gus Triandos home run, recently acquired Oriole knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits Yankees, 1-0. It will be the last time in this century the Yankees will fail to get a hit in a game.


1959 Losing to the Dodgers, 8-2, the San Francisco Giants play their last game at Seals Stadium. The transplanted New York team which compiled a 86-68 in their two-year stay in the former PCL park, will move to the newly constructed Candlestick Park next season.


1968 Mickey Mantle hit his 536th and final home run of his major league career His last homer is given up by Jim Lonborg in a 4-3 loss to the Red Sox at the Yankee Stadium.


1969 Pirate Bob Moose throws no-hitter at Shea Stadium defeating the Mets, 4-0.


1972 By scoring all of their runs in the second inning, the Braves put it on cruise control beating the Astros, 13-6. Only 2061 fans witness are on hand at Atlanta Stadium to enjoy the big inning.


1980 In memory of Thurman Munson, a bronze plaque in Memorial Park is dedicated to the deceased Yankee catcher.


1986 Tying the National League record for steals in one game, Padres outfielder Tony Gwynn swipes five bases as the Astros beats San Diego, 10–6. During his 20-year career, the .338 lifetime hitter, will only average 16 stolen bases per season.


1988 Red Sox Wade Boggs becomes first player in this century to get 200 hits in six consecutive years.


1992 Phillies' second baseman Mickey Morandini catches Jeff King's line drive, steps on second doubling up Andy Van Slyke and tags Barry Bonds to complete an unassisted triple play in a 3-2 loss to the Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium.


1995 The Padres play their one-thousandth home game without having a rain out. The streak began in 1983.


1996 Eddie Murray’s 500th home run ball is sold to Michael Lasky for $280,000 and it could be worth as much as$500,000 thanks to an annuity to be paid over 20 years. The new owner, who is founder of the Psychic Friends Network, plans to put the Camden Yards souvenir on public display for “the people of Baltimore."


1997 Cardinal Mark McGwire becomes the first major leaguer to hit 20 home runs for two different teams in the same season. 'Big Mac' had hit 34 with the A's before being traded to St. Louis.


1998 Cal Ripken's streak ends at 2,632 consecutive games as he does not appear in the lineup for the first time since May 29,1982.


2002 Oriole infielder Mike Bordick sets a major league record playing his 102nd successive game at shortstop without committing an error. Rey Ordonez, playing shortstop for the Mets, had established mark in 1999-2000.


2002 With a 9-3 victory over the Astros at Busch Stadium, the Cardinals clinch the Central Division of the National League. An emotional on- field celebration includes Albert Pujols carrying Darryl Kile's No. 57 jersey onto the field in tribute of the pitcher who died unexpectedly in June.


2003 Unlike this season when the team played twenty-five percent of its home games in San Juan, the players vote to play their entire 2004 home schedule in Montreal. The MLB owners, who collectively own the franchise, have been considering moving the Expos permanently to Washington D.C., Portland (Oregon) or Monterrey, (Mexico) or continuing the present format by having the team split home games between different locations (Puerto Rico or Mexico and Montreal).


2003 When Marcus Giles sends Brad Penny's 3-2 pitch into the stands, the Braves tie the National League record by having six players to hit at least 20 home runs in season. Along with the Atlanta's second baseman , Javy Lopez, Gary Sheffield, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones and Vinny Castilla equals the mark established by Eddie Mathews (32), Hank Aaron (32), Joe Torre (27), Felipe Alou (23) Mack Jones (31) and Gene Oliver (21) of the 1965 Milwaukee Braves.

[Lefty]

September 21.

1892 At Cleveland's League Park, John Clarkson of the Spiders beats the Pirates 3-2 to become the fifth pitcher in major league history to win 300 games. The 31-year old right-hander will compile a 328-178 record games during his 12 year Hall of Fame career in the big leagues.


1896 Connie Mack announces he will leave Pittsburgh to manage Milwaukee in the Western League.


1952 Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella hits the last home run ever in Boston's Braves Field.


1954 Rookie pitcher Bob Grim wins his 20th game as the Yankees defeat the Senators, 3-1.


1956 At Fenway Park, the Yankees strand 20 runners on base losing to the Red Sox, 13-7. The number of players left on base sets a big league record for a nine-inning game.


1959 Braves' lefty Warren Spahn wins his 20th game of the season for the tenth time in his career.


1971 For the fourth consecutive season, Dave McNally wins his 20th game as he shuts out the Yankees, 5-0.


1975 Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice breaks his arm during a 6-5 victory over the Tigers. The rookie sensation will miss the remainder of the season including the World Series.


1987 With two stolen bases against the Cubs, Darryl Strawberry joins teammate Howard Johnson as a member of the 30-30 club. It is the first time in major league history players on the same team have hit 30 homers and have stolen 30 bases in the same year.


2000 In a 10-3 victory over the Marlins, Expo right fielder Vladimir Guerrero establishes a franchise single-season home run record by hitting his 43rd round tripper.


2001 Ranger infielder Alex Rodriguez hit his 47th home run tying the major league record for home runs in a season by a shortstop. The Cubs' legend Ernie Banks established the record in 1958.


2001 The Mets donate their day's pay, which totals approximately $500,000, from tonight's game with the Braves at Shea to a rescue fund for the families of the firefighters and policemen killed in the World trade Center terrorist attacks. The contest is the first professional baseball game played in New York since the tragedy.


2001 A crowd 41,235 at Shea Stadium witness the return of baseball to New York City for the first time since terrorist attacks of September 11. Uplifting ceremonies before and during the game, which include singers Diana Ross, Marc Anthony Lisa Minnelli as well as bagpipers, pay tribute to victims of the tragedy. Mike Piazza's eighth inning home run gives the Mets a 3-2 dramatic victory over the Braves.

[Lefty]

September 22.

1911 At age of 44, Cy Young gains his 511th and final career win defeating the Pirates, 1-0.


1912 At Sportsman's Park against the Browns, Eddie Collins becomes the only player to steals six bases in one game for a second time. The Philadelphia A’s second baseman’s feat of thievery has yet to be surpassed.


1925 Burleigh Grimes accounts for seven outs in just three plate appearances. The Dodger pitcher hits into two double plays, then into a triple play.


1926 At Ebbets Field, the aging 18-year veteran outfielder Zach Wheat hits his last homer as a Dodger, but severely pulls a muscle nearing second. The future Hall of Famer needs to rest nearly five minutes before completing his trip to home plate making it the longest home run trot in major league history.


1936 With victories of 12-0 and 14-0 over the Browns, the Tigers record the most one-sided doubleheader shutouts in the history of the game.


1948 For the fourth time this season, Stan Musial has 5 hits in 5 at-bats setting a National League record and tying the major league record with Ty Cobb. The five hits 'Stan the Man' collect come off five different pitchers, on five consecutive pitches.


1954 In his major league debut, Dodger Karl Spooner blanks the Giants, 3-0 while striking out 15, including six straight. The 23-year old lefty strikeout total is the most ever recorded in a rookie's first appearance.


1954 In a game which features the first triple play in Yankee Stadium history, the Bronx Bombers beat the Senators, 3-0, behind the pitching of Tommy Byrne.


1957 Duke Snider hits his 40th home run tying him with Ralph Kiner for having five consecutive 40+ homer seasons in the National League.


1961 Jim Gentile hits his fifth grand slam of the year to tie Ernie Banks' major league record established in 1955. Each of the Orioles' first baseman grand slams have come with Chuck Estrada pitching for Baltimore.


1965 Willie Mays joins Ralph Kiner as only the second National Leaguer to have more than one 50-home run season. The milestone homer helps the Giants to beat the Reds, 7-5.


1966 The Orioles clinched their first pennant. The franchise's last flag was raised as the St. Louis Browns in 1944.


1968 The Twins' Cesar Tovar is the second major leaguer to play one inning at each position. In 1965, A's Bert Campaneris became the first.


1969 During the 4-2 victory over the Padres, Giant outfielder Bobby Bonds establishes a big league record as he strikeouts for the 176th time this season. The Californian native will finish the year with a total 187 and will extend the record next season with 189 strikeouts.


1993 The Rockies complete their inaugural season with a major league home attendance record of 4,483,350 fans.


1998 The Blue Jays' Jose Canseco hits his 45th and 46th home runs setting a new career high.


1998 With his American League-leading home run #s 54 and 55, Mariner Ken Griffey Jr. joins Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig as the only players to drive in 140 or more runs in three consecutive seasons.


1998 Braves' backstop Eddie Perez's solo home run in Atlanta's 4-1 win over the Marlins is the team's 208th homer this season breaking a 32-year-old franchise record.


1998 By walking in the first inning, John Olerud ties Barry Bonds' National League record of reaching base 15 consecutive times. The Met first baseman grounds out in the third to fall one short of the 1957 major league mark set by Ted Williams.


1998 Tony Clark becomes the first Detroit player since Rudy York (1937-38) to drive in 100 runs in each of his first two full seasons in the Motor City.


2000 Passing the 1997 Rockies, the Astros establish a new National League team single-season home run mark hitting their 240th in a 12-5 loss to the Reds at Cinergy Field. The slugfest features nine home runs with Cincinnati hitting six and Houston going deep three times.


2000 At Cinergy Field, Astros' Jose Lima sets an National League record by giving up his 47th home run of the season passing the 1956 mark of Robin Roberts. Bert Blyleven holds the major league mark serving up 50 gopher balls as a Twin in 1986.


2000 Mets' closer Armando Benitez blanks the Phillies in the ninth for his 39th save breaking John Franco's club record who also appeared in the Mets' 9-6 win.


2002 Fred McGriff becomes the first player to hit 30 home runs in a season for five teams (Blue Jays Braves, Cubs, Devil Rays). The 'Crime Dog's' first inning PNC poke is also sets a record for being the 42nd major league park his gone yard, one more than Indian's Ellis Burks.


2002 In last game ever played at Cinergy Field, the Phillies complete a three-game sweep defeating the Reds ,4-3, in front of many of the team's former superstars except for the banished Pete Rose. The all-time hit leader, however, is not forgotten as Tom Browning, paints Rose's uniform number 14 on the pitcher's mound after the game with red spray paint and, as home plate is dug up and to be delivered next door to Great American Ball Park, the crowd begins to chant, "Pete, Pete".


2002 Greg Maddux pitches seven innings of 4-hit ball as the Braves beat the Marlins, 4-1. The San Angelo, Texas native joins Cy Young as one of only two pitchers in baseball history to win at least 15 games in 15 consecutive seasons.


2003 Hitting his 13th leadoff home run of the season, Alfonso Soriano establishes a new major league record. The Yankees second baseman has been tied with Brady Anderson who hit 12 in 1996 for the Orioles.


2003 With Atlanta beating the Marlins, 8-0, Greg Maddux becomes the first pitcher ever to have won at least 15 games in 16 consecutive seasons. The Braves' righty had shared the record with Cy Young.


2003 For only the third time in major league history, a Korean pitcher and a Japanese pitcher oppose one another as Expos' hurler Tomo Ohka faces Jae Weong Seo as starters at Shea Stadium. Both Pacific Rim righthanders throw well but neither gets the decision as Montreal beats the Mets on misplayed fly balls in the ninth, 4-2.


2003 With Atlanta beating the Marlins, 8-0, Greg Maddux becomes the first pitcher ever to have won at least 15 games in 16 consecutive seasons. The Braves' righty had shared the accomplishment with Cy Young.


2004 By whiffing Albert Pujols in the 3-2 loss to the Cardinals, Ben Sheets breaks the Brewers' single-season strikeout record. The 26-year-old Louisiana native surpasses Teddy Higuera’s mark of 240 established in 1987.

[Lefty]

September 23.

1901 Against Cincinnati, the Dodgers score a total 25 runs breaking a team record.


1905 Tigers' rookie Ty Cobb hits his first career home run, an inside-the parker, but Washington beats Detroit, 8-5.


1908 Fred Merkle's failure to touch second after an apparent game-winning hit by Bridwell scoring McCormick from third costs the Giants a 2-1 win over the Cubs as the ump calls him out and rules the game a tie. Merkle's 'boner' will eventually cost the Giants the flag.


1916 Allowing only just one walk during a twin bill with the Cincinnati Reds, Phillies hurler Grover Alexander wins both ends of a doubleheader (7-3 and 4-0) to establish an National League record. The future Hall of Famer will repeat the feat on September 3, 1917 against the Brooklyn Robins at Ebbets Field.

1939 In a 22-4 win over the Phillies, Cookie Lavagetto reaches base seven consecutive times.


1949 Before the game, Cleveland owner Bill Veeck and a few players holds funeral services to bury 1948 pennant in center field. Yesterday, the Tribe were mathematically eliminated from the American League pennant race.


1956 With the Dodgers leading the Pirates 8-3, the largest crowd in Forbes Field's history watches the game be postponed with two outs in the ninth inning as the curfew is enforced.


1956 Ozzie Virgil becomes the Dominican to reach the majors. The 23-year old Monte Cristi native, who will also see his son catch in the big leagues, plays third base for the Giants.


1957 The Braves clinch National League pennant defeating the Cards 4-2 thanks to Hank Aaron's 11th inning home run. It is the first time since 1950 that a New York team hasn't finished first.


1969 In his last major league at-bat, John Miller homers making the Dodger the only player in history to have hit a home run in his first and last plate appearance in the major leagues. In 1966, as a Yankee, he went deep in the first of only 61 big league career at-bats in which he would collect 10 hits, included the two memorable round-trippers to start and end his 32-game career.


1979 Lou Brock steals base No. 938 to break Billy Hamilton's unofficial record in a 10-inning St. Louis victory over the Mets, 7-4. The Cardinal outfielder broke Ty Cobb's mark of 892 in 1977.


1983 With a victory over the team which traded him, Phillies' southpaw Steve Carlton records his 300th career victory beating the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, 6-2.


1984 The Tigers defeat the Yankees, 4-1, making Sparky Anderson the first manager ever to win 100 games in a season in each league. As skipper of the 'Big Red Machine', his team won 108 games in 1975 and 102 in 1976.


1987 In a 5-4 victory over the Astros, Albert Hall becomes the first Braves' player to hit for the cycle since 1910.


1992 The Reds' Bip Roberts ties the National league record with his 10th consecutive hit. The streak ends when he grounds out against Dodger Pedro Astacio.


1998 In a Chicago's 8-7 loss at Milwaukee, Cubs' outfielder Sammy Sosa hits his 64th and 65th homers tying Mark McGwire's record.


1998 By stealing second base, Craig Biggio becomes the first player since Tris Speaker in 1912 to have 50 stolen bases and 50 doubles in the same season.


1998 With an 8-4 victory over the Indians, the 1998 Yankees tie the 1927 team for the most wins in franchise history. The Bombers' 110 victories pulls them within one game of the American League record of 111 victories by the 1954 Indians.


1999 By drawing 27,549 fans, the Yankees break the New York City season attendance record with a total of 3,072,009. The Mets' had previously held the record when 3,047,724 turned the turnstiles in 1988.


2000 Joining Frank Robinson, Devil Rays' Fred McGriff becomes only the second player in major league history to hit 200 homers in both the American and National League.


2000 Breaking the major league team record held by the 1997 Braves and the 1999 Indians grand slams in a season, Ben Grieve's 7th inning bases-loaded home run gives the A's a record breaking 13 grand slams.


2000 Rafael Palmeiro becomes the 32nd major leaguer to hit 400 career homers as he hits three-run shot in the fifth inning of a 15-4 defeat to the Angels at the Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.


2001 Hitting his 66th round tripper of rookie Jason Middlebrow, Barry Bonds ties Sammy Sosa for the second-most home runs in a season. The Giants' left fielder also sets a major league record with 34 road homers passing Babe Ruth (1927) and Mark McGwire (1998) , who both had 32 dingers away from home.


2001 Hitting #'s 56, 57, and 58 off Astros' rookie Tim Redding, Sammy Sosa sets a major league record with his third three-homer game of the season. Salmon' Sammy also accomplished the feat against August 9 (Rockies) and August 22 (Brewers).


2001 Alex Rodriguez 48th home run breaks Ernie Banks' major league record for most in a season by a shortstop which 'Mr. Cub' established in 1957. The homer also tied A-Rod with Frank Howard (1969 as a Senator) for the franchise record for home runs in a season.


2001 By saving New York's 5-4, 10-inning win over the Orioles at Cepeda Yards, Yankee closer Marino Rivera establishes a franchise single-season record with his 47th save. The previous record was held by Dave Righetti who has 46 saves in 1986.


2002 In the last public event in 32-year old Cinergy Field, over 40,000 fans attend a softball game featuring Reds greats of the 'Big Red Machine' against an all-star team of players made up from the same era. Because the game is not affiliated with major league baseball, Pete Rose is allowed to play and he receives a tremendous ovation from the Cincinnati fans.

[Lefty]

September 24.

1916 At Cleveland's League Park, Marty Kavanaugh hits the first-ever pinch hit grand slam in baseball history. The infielder's historic homer proves to be the difference as the Indians beat the Red Sox, 5-3.


1922 Cardinals outfielder Rogers Hornsby hits home runs off Giant hurlers Jesse and Virgil Barnes. The homers served up by the brothers enables the ‘Rajah’ to set the National League record for round trippers in a season with 42.


1928 A crowd of only 404 fans, the smallest American League crowd ever in Detroit, watch the Tigers blank the last-place Red Sox, 8-0.


1940 At Shibe Park, Red Sox first baseman Jimmie Foxx blasts his 500th career home run off A's pitcher George Caster. The historic homer is one of four round trippers hit in the inning setting an American League mark.


1957 Grounding out, Pirates left-handed first baseman Dee Fondy becomes last player ever to bat in Ebbets Field as the Dodgers blank the Bucs, 2-0 in the last major league game ever played in Brooklyn.


1969 Gary Gentry four-hits the Cardinals, 6-0, helping the Mets become the first team to clinch a National League East title.


1974 At Memorial Stadium, Tiger outfielder Al Kaline gets his 3000th hit. The milestone hit is a double off Oriole hurler Dave McNally in a 5-4 loss to the Birds.


1984 The Cubs clinch the National League East flag as Rick Suttcliffe two-hits the Pirates, 4-2. It is the Northsiders first title since 1945,


1985 Andre Dawson hits two homers in the same inning for the second time in his career becoming the second major leaguer to accomplish the feat. The Expo outfielder also went yard twice in the same frame on July 30, 1978.


1986 Astros rookie starter Jim Deshaies sets a major league record by striking out the first eight batters he faces. The young left-hander will finish with a two-hitter and 10 strikeouts beating the Dodgers, 4-0.


1988 Jose Canseco of the A's becomes baseball's first 40-40 player as he swipes his 39th and 40th base in a 14 inning victory over the Brewers, 9-8.


1992 At the age of 40, Dave Winfield drives in four runs with a homer and a two-run double becoming the oldest player to drive in 100 runs. The future Hall of Famer's offensive outburst helps the Blue Jays beat the Orioles, 8-2.


1992 Rookie center fielder Kenny Lofton establishes an Indian record stealing his 62nd base of the season.


1993 Defeating the Reds the Cincinnati Reds 9-2, the Rockies set a National League record for wins by an expansion team. Colorado's 65th win of the season surpasses the mark established by the Houston Colt .45s. in 1962.


1998 Red Sox reliever Tom Gordon records his 42nd consecutive save establishing a major league record.


2001 Hitting his 55th home run off fireballer Daisuke Matsuzaka, former American major leaguer Tuffy Rhodes ties the Japanese record set by Sadaharu Oh in 1964. The Kintetsu Buffaloes outfielder has five games left to break the immortal Oh's record.


2002 Thanks to Jason's two home runs in the Yankees 6-0 whitewash of the Devil Rays, the Giambi brothers (Jason 40, Jeremy 20) pass the DiMaggio siblings for the highest single-season total for homers with 60. The DiMaggios (Joe 46, Vince, 13) went yard 59 times in 1937.


2002 The Astros have their first rain delay at home since July 15, 1976. To save time, officials decide to cover the Minute Maid field with a tarp during the 19-minute rather than use the retractable roof .

[Lefty]

September 25.

1907 In a game against the Giants. Pirates' third baseman Honus Wagner swipes four bases, including second, third, and home in the second inning. Fred Clarke also has four stolen bases for the Pittsburgh.

1929 After turning over the team over to Art Fletcher and checking into the hospital, Yankee manager Miller Huggins dies suddenly at the age of 50 as a result of erysipelas. "Hug', who won six pennants and three World Series in his 12 years as skipper of the Bronx Bombers, will be elected to the Hall of Fame in 1964.


1941 Combined with a Cardinal defeat, the Dodgers win their first pennant in 21 years when they beat the Braves, 6-0 .Whitlow Wyatt's throws a five-hitter and Pete Reiser hits a homer in the winning cause.


1954 A crowd 14,175 Fenway faithful fans pay tribute to retiring Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams who is playing his last game at home. The 'Splendid Splinter's retirement will only last until May when his divorce is finalized with his contract being excluded from the settlement.


1955 At the age of 20, Al Kaline becomes the youngest player to win a batting title. The Tigers' outfielder finishes the season with .340 average.


1956 Dodger Sal Maglie, 39, no-hits the Phillies, 5-0, at Ebbets Field. The 'Barber's' gem helps Brooklyn to keep pace in the pennant race with the Braves and Reds.


1960 Defeating the Red Sox, 4-3, the Yankees clinched the American League. It will be 70-year old Casey Stengel's tenth and last pennant as he will let go by the Yankees and be replaced by Ralph Houk next season.


1965 At the alleged age of 60, Satchel Paige becomes the oldest player ever to appear in a major league game. Pitching for the Kansas City A's, he blanks the Red Sox for three innings striking out one and giving up just one hit to Carl Yastrzemski.


1965 At age 34, Willie Mays becomes the oldest player to slug 50 home runs in a seasons. Giant center fielder was also the youngest to accomplish the feat hitting 51 homers in 1955.


1973 It's Willie Mays Day in Flushing as the Mets honor the 'Say-Hey Kid' in an emotional ceremony at Shea Stadium.


1974 In a revolutionary surgical operation, Dr. Frank Jobe repairs Tommy John's damaged ulnar collateral ligament by replacing the elbow tendon of the pitching arm with a tendon from the right wrist. The procedure, now known as Tommy John surgery, give the southpaw, who was unlikely ever be able to pitch again, an opportunity to win an additional 164 victories.


1979 Behind the solid pitching of Frank Tanana, the Angels defeat the Royals, 4-1, to win their first American League West title.


1984 Mets' Rusty Staub becomes only the second player to hit home run as a teenager and one after his 40th birthday. Ty Cobb was the first major leaguer to accomplish the feat.


1987 In a 5-3 loss to the Dodgers, Padres' catcher Benito Santiago sets a major league record for rookies by hitting safely in his 27th consecutive game.


1989 Red Sox announce the team will not exercise its option on Jim Rice next season. Bob Stanley, the club's all-time save leader with 173, reports he will call it quits after this season.


1989 Wade Boggs extends his own modern major league record when he collects his 200th hit for the seventh consecutive season. The Red Sox third baseman goes 4-for-5 as Boston beats the Yankees, 7-4.


1997 The Astros clinch their first division 11 years by beating the Cubs, 9-1. Houston wins the National League Central despite only being five games over .500.


1997 Donning uniform number 43 to honor recently fired manager Cito Gaston, Joe Carter becomes the Blue Jay's career home run leader hitting his 203rd in a 4-3 victory over the Orioles. George Bell had been Toronto's home run leader.


1998 With a 6-1 win over the Devil Rays, the Bronx Bombers set an American League record with their 112th win. The 1906 Cubs, who went 116-36, are the only team with more victories than the 1998 Yankees.


1998 By hitting a 462-foot blast at the Astrodome, Sammy Sosa hits #66 (and his final homer of the season) to take the lead in the HR race. Less than an hour later, however, Mark McGwire also hits his 66th in the Cardinals' 6-5 victory over the Expos to tie the Cub outfielder in the historic home run race.


1998 Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his league-leading 56th homer of the season and 350th of his career becoming the youngest player ever to reach the 350 mark.


2000 At Jacobs Field, the Indians play both the White Sox and the Twins in the first three-team doubleheader since 1951. The Tribe wins the opener 9-2, but losses the second game, to Minnesota, 4-3.


2001 In the Brewers 9-4 victory over the Diamondbacks, Richie Sexson and Jeromy Burnitz both hit three home runs. It is the first time in major league history two teammates have hit three homers in the same game.


2003 Sammy Sosa becomes the first National Leaguer to have at least 100-RBIs nine seasons in a row. The Cubs' right fielder surpasses Mel Ott and Willie Mays who had accomplished the feat eight straight seasons, and joins Rafael Palmeiro and Jimmie Foxx as the only players in major league history to hit 35 home runs and 100 RBI for nine consecutive seasons.


2003 Carlos Delgado becomes the 15th player in big-league history and only the fifth American Leaguer player to hit four home runs in one game. The Blue Jays' first baseman's first homer was the 300th of his career and his barrage gives him 41 for the season.

[Lefty]

September 26.

1896 Cleveland's Jesse Burkett gets three hits to finish the season at .410. The 'Crab' becomes the first player to hit .400 in consecutive seasons.


1906 After setting a major league record of being shutout for 48 consecutive innings, the A's finally score a run thanks to Harry Davis' two-run double. The Mackmen, however, still lose to the Cleveland Naps, 5-3.


1908 Ed Reulbach pitches two shutouts in the same day whitewashing Brooklyn 5-0 on a five-hitter and 3-0 on a three-hitter. The entire doubleheader is played in less than three hours.


1926 In his final day in a Tiger uniform, Ty Cobb watches his replacement in centerfield gets six hits in a twin bill with the Red Sox to become the new batting champs as Heinie Manush edges Babe Ruth 378 to .372 for the title.


1954 With three hits in the season finale, Willie Mays wins the batting title finishing with a .345 average. The ‘Say Hey’ goes third to first in batting average with his performance passing teammate Don Mueller (.342) and Dodger centerfielder Duke Snider (341).


1961 Yankee outfielder Roger Maris Yankees ties Babe Ruth's 34-year-old single season home run record with his 60th when he homers off Oriole Jack Fisher.


1965 Twin hurler Jim Kaat stops the Senators in a 2-1 decision and Minnesota (formerly the original Senators) clinch their first pennant since 1933.


1975 By beating J.R. Richards and the Astros, 3-2, Burt Horton sets a Dodger record for starting pitchers by winning his twelfth consecutive game.


1976 Phillies beat Expos in the first game of a doubleheader to clinch National League East title. After the second game, Dick Allen bolts from the team to protest Tony Taylor not being placed on the post-season roster.


1981 At the Astrodome, Astro Nolan Ryan becomes the first pitcher to throw five no-hitters defeating the Dodgers, 5-0.


1983 Cardinal Bob Forsch pitches his second career no-hitter beating the Expos, 3-0.


1993 By striking out 13 A's in 10 innings of a 3-2, extra inning loss, Mariner Randy Johnson becomes the 12th pitcher this century to strike out 300 batters in a season.


1998 David Cone sets a new major league record for the most years between 20-win seasons as the Yankees beat Devil Rays, 3-1. Cone, who was 20-3 in 1988 as a Met, passed the mark set by Jim Katt who won twenty in 1966 and 1974.


1998 In a 5-2 loss to the Orioles at Fenway, Red Sox reliever Dennis Eckersley pitches in his 1,071st game breaking Hoyt Wilhelm's major league mark for the most career pitching appearance.


1998 Rickey Henderson, 39, steals his 66th base of the season. The all-time stolen base leader is the oldest player to ever steal more than 50 bases in a season.

[Lefty]

September 27.

1877 With their 19th victory in the last 20 games, Boston clinches the National League pennant beating the Hartford Dark Blues,13-2. James 'Deacon' White, the league's leading hitter, paces the Reds' attack with a 4-for-4 performance.


1898 Reds' first baseman Jake Beckley handles a record 22 chances (21 put outs, one assist and no errors) during a victory over the Cleveland Spiders.


1904 Cleveland Naps' right-handed pitcher Bob Rhoads holds Boston hitless until Chick Stahl singles with two outs in the ninth.


1905 Boston Pilgrim hurler Bill Dinneen pitches the season's fourth no-hitter beating the White Sox, 2-0.


1914 Cleveland's Napoleon Lajoie doubles against the Yankees for his 3000th career hit to become the second modern major leaguer to reach the milestone.


1920 An article appearing in the Philadelphia North American quotes local gambler Bill Maharg saying he and former major league pitcher Billy Burns offered eight White Sox players $100,000 to throw the 1919 World Series. The team will become known as the Black Sox.


1936 Replacing Johnny Mize, who is tossed by an ump for arguing, Cardinal rookie first baseman Walter Alston makes an error in handling two chances and strikes out in his only major league at-bat. 'Smokey' will, however, win seven pennants and four World Series in his 23-year Hall of Fame career as Dodger manager from 1954 to 1976.


1938 Tiger first baseman Hank Greenberg hits two home runs to extend his league-leading total to 58. Although five games remain, Hammerin' Hank does not break Babe Ruth's mark of 60.


1946 In Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Indian fireballer Bob Feller ties Rube Wadell's strikeout mark with his 343rd K of the season. Future research, however, will show Rube Waddell had struck out 349 in 1904.


1952 During the Braves' final win in Boston, Eddie Mathews becomes the first rookie in major league history to hit three home runs in a game.


1953 In a fitting finale, the St. Louis plays their last game as the Browns and lose their 100th game, 2-1, to the White Sox in 11 innings. Next season the team will move to Baltimore and will become the Orioles.


1963 At Colt Stadium, Colt .45s skipper Harry Craft starts an all rookie team which includes future stars such as Joe Morgan, Rusty Staub, Jimmy Wynn, and Jerry Grote. The freshmam team, who has average age is 19years and 4 months, lose to the Mets, 10-3, with 17-year old starting pitcher Jay Dahl making his only major league appearance.


1964 The Houston Colt 45's play their final game in Colt Stadium. The future 'Astros' beat the Dodgers in the 12th inning, 1-0.


1973 Angels' fireballer Nolan Ryan establishes a major league record striking out 383 batters in a season. The Texan reaches the mark by whiffing 16 Twins in a 5-4, 11-inning victory.


1992 Mariner Randy Johnson ties Ron Guidry's American League mark for strikes out (18) in a game for a lefthanders.


1993 In a 7-3 victory over the Dodgers, Cubs' reliever Randy Myers becomes the first National League pitcher to record 50 saves in a season.


1993 Bo Jackson hits a three-run home run beating the Mariners, 4-2, helping the White Sox to clinch their first American League West title in 10 years.


1996 Roberto Alomar spits in the face of the umpire John Hirschbeck and will be suspended for five games. The Oriole second baseman appeals the decision and is allowed to play the next day helping Baltimore clinch the wild card.


1998 In the season finale, Mark McGwire ends the historic season hitting his 69th and 70th home runs in the Cardinals' 6-3 win over the Expos. Big Mac hits #70 in his last at-bat off of Expos' rookie Carl Pavano of Southington, Connecticut.


1998 In Blue Jay's 2-1 victory over the Tigers, Detroit pinch-hitter Bobby Higginson homers with two outs off of Blue Jay Roy Halladay to spoil the rookies' bid for a no-hitter. The Denver, Colorado native comes within one out of allowing no hits in only his second major league start.


1998 The 1998 Yankees win their seventh straight game to end the season with a .704 winning percentage. The Bronx Bombers (114-48) become the first team since the 1954 Indians (111-43) to play over .700 ball for the entire season.


1998 In the Reds' 4-1 victory over Pirates, two sets of brothers appear in the same lineup for the first time in major league history. Stephen Larkin plays first, Bret Boone is at second, Barry Larkin is at short and Aaron Boone plays third making up the all-brother infield.


1998 Padres' reliever Trevor Hoffman ties the National League saves record as he gets three straight outs in a 3-2 victory over Arizona. His 53rd save (out of 54 chances) matches the standard set by current teammate Randy Myers, who did it for the Cubs in 1993.


1999 In the final game to be played in the 87-year old park, Detroit catcher Robert Fick hits the last home run, a grand slam, in Tiger Stadium as the home team defeats the Royals, 8-2 at the corner Trumbull and Michigan.


2000 The United States Olympic team, managed by former Dodger skipper Tommy Lasorda, stuns the world beating the much-favored Cuban team to win the country's first gold medal in its national pastime. Ben Sheets ends Cuba's 21-game Olympic winning streak with 4-0 shutout.


2002 Braves' first-year closer John Smoltz establishes a new National League mark by recording his 54th save of the season. The previous record of 53 was shared by Randy Myers (Cubs) and Trevor Hoffman (Padres) had shared the previous record.


2002 At Cleveland's Jacob Field, first baseman Jim Thome establishes a new single-season Indian home run record by hitting his 51st homer. Albert Belle hit 50 for the Tribe in 1995.


2003 At Veterans Stadium, Javy Lopez hit his 42nd home to break the major league record for home runs hit by a catcher. In 1996, Mets' backstop Todd Hundley hit 41 surpass Roy Campanella's 1953 mark.


2003 Cubs' slugger Sammy Sosa blasts his 40th home run to establish a National League record by reaching the plateau for the sixth consecutive season. The Chicago right fielder, who had previously been tied with Ralph Kiner and Duke Snider, needs another season of at least 40 homers to equal Babe Ruth's major league mark of seven seasons set from 1926 to 1932.


2003 With a startling rally, the Tigers avoid equaling the modern major league record of 120 losses set by the expansion 1962 Amazin' Mets. It takes one of the biggest comeback in franchise history as Detroit beats the wins on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth after trailing by eight runs, 9-8.

[Lefty]

September 28.

1919 In a game that lasts only 51 minutes, the Giants beat the Phillies, 6-1 making it the shortest nine-inning game in major league history.


1920 In the 'Black Sox Scandal', eight players of the White Sox are indicted by the grand jury on charges of fixing the last season's World Series.


1923 Setting an American League record, the Yankees bang out thirty hits in one game as they maul the Red Sox, 24-4.


1930 As a Yankee, Babe Ruth returns to the mound at Fenway park and pitches a complete game defeating the Red Sox, 9-3.


1938 In the ninth inning at Wrigley Field, Gabby Hartnett's 'Homer in the Gloamin' gives the Cubs a 6-5 victory. Their ninth consecutive win proves to be significant in their quest of the National League pennant.


1941 Batting really .399955, Ted Williams elects to play in a doubleheader against the Athletics on the final day of the season rather than to back into the coveted .400 average because the number is rounded off. The 'Splendor Splinter' comes through going 6-for-8 in the twin bill to finish the season with .4057 mark (.406).

1948 A crowd of 60,405 attend Joe Early Night at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium. Early is a 26-year old night watchman who wrote Bill Veeck asking why an average fan never gets a 'Day', and the Indians' owner responded by giving the World War II veteran a day of his own.


1951 Allie Reynolds no-hits the Red Sox helping the Yankees clinch the pennant for the third consecutive season. It was the 'Chief's' second no-hitter of the season.


1958 .With 7 hits in his last 11 at-bats, Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams wins his sixth and final batting becoming the first 40-year old to lead the league in hitting. The 'Splendid Splinter's' .328 batting average beats out his teammate Pete Runnels, who goes 0-for-4 today and ends up with .322.


1960 In his last major league at bat, Ted Williams homers off Oriole hurler Jack Fischer. Despite the Fenway's Faithful thunderous ovation, the 'Splendid Splinter' refused to tip his hat the hometown fans.


1965 Red Sox hurler Dave Morehead faces and loses to the Angels for the tenth consecutive time since the start of his career (1963) establishing an American League record.


1974 At Anaheim Stadium, Angel Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 batters as he no-hits the Twins, 4-0. It is the third of seven the Alvin, Texas native will toss during his career.


1975 In a tune-up for the ALCS against the Angels, A's pitchers Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers share a no-hitter. It is the first time four pitchers have accomplished such a feat.


1995 A fan takes exception when a Cub reliever gives up two-run, pinch-hit home run to James Mouton giving the Astros a eighth inning 9-7 lead. As the Houston pinch hitter rounds the bases, the 27-year old spectator runs out of the stands and heads toward the mound where he is immediately pinned by Randy Myers, who in addition to his pitching prowess, is well trained in the martial arts.


1987 Royals' Kevin Seitzer becomes the first rookie in 23 years to collect 200 hits in a season. Dick Allen and Tony Oliva both accomplished the feat in 1964.


1988 In his last start of the regular season, Dodger Orel Hershiser tosses 10 shutout frames to extend his streak to 59 breaking Don Drysdale record of 58 consecutive scoreless innings.


1996 Rockies' Ellis Burks becomes the fourth player to hit 40+ home runs and swipe 30 bases in a single season.


1997 With his 40th home runs, catcher Mike Piazza sets a single season Los Angeles Dodger record. Duke Snider holds the franchise record slugging 43 round-trippers for Brooklyn in 1956.


1998 In the first National League playoff since 1980, the Cubs beat the Giants, 5-3, in a one-game showdown to take the National League's wild card berth.


2000 The Brewers play the last game at Milwaukee County Stadium bowing to the Reds, 8-1 as Warren Spahn throws the ceremonial first pitch to Del Crandall, his battery on Opening Day 48 years ago in 1953 when the Spahn and the Braves beat the Cardinals in 10 innings, 3-2.


2000 Troy Glaus, who leading the American League with 45 home runs, hits his 44th playing the hot corner breaking the league record for homers by a third baseman set in 1953 by Al Rosen.


2001 In the first home game at Wrigley since the terrorist attacks on America, Sammy Sosa, after hitting his 59th home run of the season, pulls out a small American flag and waves it as he circles the bases. After scoring and making a curtain call from the dugout, the Cub slugger continues to wave Old Glory.


2001 Ranger infielder Alex Rodriguez becomes the 20th player and first shortstop in major league history to hit 50 home runs season. The milestone blast is given up by Angel hurler Ismael Valdes in the first inning in at Edison Field in an 11-2 Texas win.


2001 Angel infielder David Eckstein breaks Frank Robinson's rookie record for getting hit by a pitch. The Halos' shortstop is struck by Rangers hurler Aaron Mayette's fifth inning pitch making it the 21st time he been plunked this season.


2001 On a night he hits his 68th round tripper of the season in quest of Mark McGwire's single season home run record, Barry Bonds is walked for the 163rd time breaking 'Big Mac's' 1998 National League record for bases on balls. The major league record is 170 walks held by Babe Ruth.


2003 Ron Santo, the team's radio color commentator joins Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Billy Williams becoming third player to have his number retired by the Cubs. The former third baseman, who spent 14 of his 15-year career with the Chicago (1960-73), will have his uniform #10 below Ernie Banks' on the left-field foul pole.

[Lefty]

September 29.

1907 Phillies' freshman hurler George McQuillan begins his major league career with 32 shutout innings establishing a rookie record.


1908 Allowing only one walk, Ed Walsh wins both ends of a doubleheader to establish an American League record. The Meriden, Connecticut resident beats the Red Sox at Chicago’s South Side Park 5-1 and 2-0.


1913 Senators' legend Walter Johnson beats the Philadelphia A's, 1-0, to finish the season with 36 victories.


1946 On the last day of the campaign, by striking out opposing pitcher Hal Newhouser and four others, Bob Feller establishes a major league record by striking out his 348 batters in one season. Future research, however, will show Rube Waddell had struck out 349 in 1904.


1951 At Philadelphia’s Shibe Park, Don Newcombe becomes the first black to win 20 games in a season. The Dodger right-hander bests Robin Roberts and blanks the Phillies, 5-0.


1954 Centerfielder Willie Mays makes 'The Catch', a spectacular over-the-shoulder grab, robbing Vic Wertz of an extra hit. The Giants, thanks to pinch-hitter Dusty Rhodes home run, beat the Indians 5-2 in Game 1 of the World Series.


1958 At Forbes Field on the last day of the season, Dave Philley of the Phillies establishes a big-league record by getting his 8th consecutive pinch hit in a 10-inning 6–4 victory over the Pirates.


1963 In his last game, Stan Musial helps the Cardinals beat the Reds, 3-2 at Busch Stadium getting two hits in his final three at-bats. The 'Man' will retire with 3,630 hits (1815 hits at home and 1815 on the road).


1971 Expos second baseman Ron Hunt is plunked by a pitch for the 50th time of the season establishing a big league record. By comparison, the runner-up in the league, teammate Rusty Staub, will only be hit by a pitch nine times.


1976 Tommy Lasorda is named to succeed Walter Alston as Dodger manager. 'Smokey', compiled a 2040-1613 record (.558), during his 23-year tenure with the club winning seven pennants and four world championships.


1986 Mike and Greg Maddux become the first siblings to start a game against one another. In the rookie match-up, Cubs' righty Greg beats his older brother and the Phillies, 6-3.


1987 Yankees' first baseman Don Mattingly sets a major league record by hitting his sixth grand slam of the season.


2000 Gary Sheffield ties Duke Snider's 1956 mark for the Dodgers' franchise single-season home run record with his career best 43rd round tripper helping Los Angeles to defeat the Padres, 3-0.


2001 On three consecutive pitches, Astros' starter Dave Mlicki gives up homers to Fred McGriff, Rondell White and Todd Hundley. The back-to-back-to-back homers enables the Cubs to beat Houston, 6-2.


2001 Mariners' outfielder Ichiro Suzuki gets his 234th hit of the season breaking 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson 1911 record for the hits in a season by a rookie. The historic hit also ties the major league record for singles in a season established in 1985 by Red Sox infielder Wade Boggs with 187.


2001 Miguel Tejada's seventh inning grand slam makes him the 15th player in A's history to hit for the cycle. The slugging shortstop had tripled in the first inning, singled in the third and doubled in the sixth.


2002 On the last day of the season, the Braves use 24 players and the Mets use 21 to tie the major league record for the most players used in a nine-inning game The Expos and the Cubs also combined to use 45 players on September 5, 1978.


2002 Barry Bonds sets a new season mark for on-base percentage with a .582 OBP. The 38-year old Giant left fielder, who became the oldest first-time winner of a batting title hitting .370, easily surpassed the 1941 mark established by Ted Williams with a .553 OBP.


2004 Major League Baseball announces Washington D.C. will become the new home of the Montreal Expos in time for the 2005 season. The nation's capital, which was chosen over finalists including Las Vegas and Northern Virginia, will have baseball first time in 33 years since the expansion Senators left in 1971 to become the Texas Rangers.

[Lefty]

September 30.

1904 White Sox pitcher Doc White pitches his fifth shutout in eighteen days. The southpaw pitches six of his season total of seven shutouts in September.


1907 Cardinals' first baseman Ed Konetchy steals home twice in the same game. St. Louis swipes home plate three times during the contest.


1923 It's Zack Wheat Day at Ebbets Field and the retiring Dodger outfielder collects two hits and is given an automobile. Cy Williams of the Phillies spoils the special day as he ties the score in the seventh inning with his 39th homer and his 40th in the 12th frame gives Philadelphia the victory, 6–4.


1927 Babe Ruth breaks his own 1921 home run record by hitting number 60 off of Senator's Tom Zachary.


1945 Hank Greenberg hits a pennant winning grand slam on final day of the season. The Tiger left fielder's ninth-inning bases-full homer beats the Browns,6-3, clinching the AL flag for Detroit over the second-place Senators.


1947 Ralph Branca becomes the youngest player to start a World Series opener. At Yankee Stadium, the 21-year (9 month) old righthander and the Dodgers loses to the Bronx Bombers, 5-1.


1956 At the age of 16, Jim Derrington becomes the youngest pitcher to start a major league game this century. The teenager loses to the A's 7-6, but singles becoming the youngest player to get a hit in the American League.


1962 The Mets end inaugural season with their 120th loss (a 20th century record) as Joe Pignatano hits into an eighth inning triple play in his last career at-bat.


1969 With a 3-2 win over the Reds, the Braves clinch the first ever National League West division.


1972 Roberto Clemente doubles off Mets Jon Matlack to become the eleventh major leaguer to collect 3000 hits. The hit, sadly, will be the Pirate right fielder's last as he will die in a plane crash on New Year's Eve attempting to bring relief aid to earthquake-stricken Managua, Nicaragua.


1973 Dave Augustine of the Pirates appears to hit a game-ending home run in the 13th inning but the ball hits the top of the fence and Met outfielder Cleon Jones catches it and throws out a runner at home. The Mets win the game, National League East title and Augustine will never homer in the majors.


1984 Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly wins the American League batting title with .343 average.


1984 On the final day of the season, Mike Witt uses only 97 pitches to retire 27 consecutive hitters. The Angels' hurler throws the perfect game against the Rangers and beats Charlie Hough on an unearned run, 1-0.


1988 Ronald Reagan, nearing the end of his presidency, throws out the ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field. The former Cub announcer then spends an inning and a half doing play-by-play with Harry Caray in the WGN television booth.


1990 The final game is played at old Comiskey Park with the White Sox edging the Mariners, 2-1. The final regular-season won-loss record at old ballpark is 3,024-2,926 (.508).


1992 George Brett singles off Tim Fortugno in the seventh inning for his 3000th hit. It is the Royals' third baseman fourth hit in the Kansas City 4-0 victory over the Angels.


1995 Albert Belle becomes the first player in major league history to hit fifty home runs and fifty double in the same season.


1998 After the a removal of a brain tumor nine months ago, former Royal reliever Dan Quisenberry dies of brain cancer at the age of 45.


1999 Mets' shortstop Rey Ordonez plays in his 96th consecutive game without committing an error breaking Cal Ripken's major league record for errorless games in that position. The flashy infielder will finish the season extending the record to 100 games.


1999 The largest regular-season crowd in Candlestick Park history, 61,389 fans, watch the Dodgers beat the home team, 9-4 in the last baseball game to ever be played at the 'Point'. Giant greats help mark the occasion with Juan Marichal tossing out the ceremonial first pitch before the game and Willie Mays throwing out the ballpark's final pitch after the game.


1999 For the twenty-third time this season, Diamondback fireballer Randy Johnson K's at least 10 batters to tie Nolan Ryan's 1973 major league record for the most double-digit strikeout games in a season. The tall left-hander whiffs 11 Padres in seven innings in a 5-3 victory to bring his season ending total to 364 which ranks fourth all-time.


2000 In the highest scoring game in A's franchise history, Oakland defeats the Rangers 23-2 to remain a half-game ahead of the Mariners for the western division lead as Seattle scores the most runs ever against the Angels, 21-9 assuring the team at least a tie for the American League wild card.

[Lefty]

October 1.

1903 In the first World Series game ever played, Pirates' hurler Deacon Phillippe beats Cy Young and the Pilgrims, 7-3 at the Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston. Jimmy Sebring hit the first Fall Classic home run.


1921 White Sox backstop Ray Schalk is the first catcher to make a putout at every single base. The feat has not been accomplished again.


1949 Alex Kellner becomes the first 20 game winner for the A's since Lefty Grove accomplished the feat in 1933.


1955 In Game 4 of the World Series at Ebbets Field, the Dodgers defeat the Yanks, 8-5.


1961 Breaking the Babe's single season home run mark, Roger Maris hits his historic 61st homer off Tracy Stallard as Yankees defeat the Red Sox, 1-0. On the this date, exactly two years later, a baby named Mark McGwire will be born. Box Score
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1970 The Phillies beat the Expos in final game to be played at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia, 2-1. After the game, fans swarm onto the field and destroy it.


1973 In the first game of a scheduled make-up double-header at Wrigley Field, a day after the regular season ends, the Mets beat the Cubs, 6-1,to capture National League East flag. The Miracle Mets, who were 11 and half games behind and in last place on August 5, by winning its 82nd game, (the lowest number victories ever to win a title) clinch the division making the second game of the twin bill unnecessary to play.


1975 The Expos fire manager Gene Mauch and replace him with Karl Kuehl.


1980 With much media and fan pressure Red Sox fire manager Don Zimmer.


1995 The Yankees and Rockies become first wild-card teams in new major league baseball playoff system.


1995 Beating the Giants,10-9, the Rockies win first wild card in the National League thus becoming the first team to make the postseason before their seventh year in existence. Colorado's posts the best ever record for a third-year team finishing ten games over .500 (77-67, .535).


1998 In a 6-3 win over the Astros, Tony Gwynn goes 2-for-3 raising his league-leading batting average to .313. The Padres' outfielder becomes the first National League batting champion to win the title with an average below .320.


2004 With a little ground ball through the box, Ichiro Suzuki makes history in a big way as he breaks the major league record for hits in a single season. The historic hit by the Mariner outfielder from Japan surpasses George Sisler’s 84-year-old mark of 257 hits established in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns.

[Lefty]

October 2.

1904 White Sox Doc White's streak of 45 consecutive scoreless innings is snapped by the New York Highlanders in Chicago.


1908 On the last day of the season, future Hall of Famer Addie Joss hurls a perfect game beating Ed Walsh and the White Sox, 1-0. The Wisconsin right-handers' performance kept the Naps' hopes alive, but the Tigers edges Cleveland by a 1/2 game for the American League pennant.


1920 In the only tripleheader ever played in the 20th century, the Reds win the first two games, 13-4 and 7-3, with the Pirates avoid the sweep in the finale, 6-0. Peter Harrison is the home plate umpire for all three games.


1932 The Yankees win their 12th consecutive World Series game and sweep the Fall Classic for the third time. At Wrigley Field, the Bronx Bombers bang out 19 hits as they club the Cubs, 13-6.


1947 In Game 3 of the Fall Classic, Yogi Berra hits the first pinch-hit home run in World Series history. The Dodgers will rally to win the game defeating the Yankees, 9-8.


1952 Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in Game 3 to establish a new World Series mark. The Dodger hurler's performance bests the record of A's Howard Ehmke who struck out 13 Cubs in the Game 1 of 1929 Fall Classic.


1954 The Giants complete the World Series sweep of the Indians as Don Liddle beats Bob Lemon, 7-4. Cleveland's season record of 111-43 set an American League mark for regular season wins.


1961 Coming out of retirement, Casey Stengel agrees to manage the Mets, New York's National League expansion team.


1968 Bob Gibson establishes a new World Series mark by striking out 17 batters as the Cardinals defeat the Tigers in Game 1 of the Fall Classic, 4-0.


1969 Only 5,473 patrons attend the Pilots' last game in Seattle as the last place team is defeated by the A's 3-1 for their 98th loss of year. The American League's newest franchise attracts only 677, 944 fans for the season and will play in Milwaukee as the Brewers next season.


1974 In his last National League at-bat, Henry Aaron homers off Rawly Eastwick of the Reds for his 733rd round-tripper which is also the his 3600th career hit.


1977 When Dusty Baker hits his 30th homer of the season against the Astros' J.R. Richard, the Dodgers become the first team in major league history to have four players hit 30 or more home runs. He joins with Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32) and Ron Cey (30) to complete the foursome.


1978 In an American League East one-game playoff at Fenway Park, the Yankees defeat the Red Sox 5-4. Light-hitting infielder Bucky Dent is the unlikely hero hitting a three-run home run over the Green Monster off Mike Torrez.


1982 At San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium, recording artist Vicki Carr and 43,077 fans sing an enthusiastic rendition of Happy Birthday prior to the Padres game with the Braves helping owner Ray Kroc celebrate his 80th birthday. As part of the fun the San Diego Chicken along with Ronald McDonald pop out of a giant cake.


1985 The Galbreath family and Warner Communications sell the Pirates to the Pittsburgh Associates which is a group of private investors committed to keeping the team in Pittsburgh.


1986 Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly establishes a new team record collecting his 232nd hit of the season breaking 1927 mark set by Earl Comb.


1986 In an 8-2 victory over the Pirates including seven Ks, Mets' phenom Dwight Gooden becomes the first pitcher in baseball history to strike out 200 batters in each of his first three seasons.


1988 In St. Louis, Mets' outfielder Kevin McReynolds establishes a major league record swiping 21 bases without being caught stealing during the season. The A's Jimmy Sexton had set the record in with 16 stolen bases without being thrown out in 1982.


1991 The Blue Jays clinch the American League East title and become the first sport franchise in history to draw four million fans in one season.


1995 In a one-game playoff for the American League West title, Mariners' southpaw Randy Johnson throws a three-hitter and beats the Angels, 9-1.


2000 Expos Vladimir and Wilton Guerrero both homer in the same game. The brothers join Hank and Tommie Aaron, Matty and Jesus Alou, Aaron and Bret Boone , Billy and Tony Conigliaro, Al and Tony Cuccinello, Rick and Wes Farrell, Graig and Jim Nettles, Cal and Billy Ripken and Paul and Lloyd Waner as siblings who have gone yard in the same game.


2001 Slugging Sammy Sosa becomes the first player in baseball history to slug 60 home runs in three seasons. The Cubs' outfielder connects off Reds starter Lance Davis to reach the milestone.


2002 Former Diamondback Alex Cabrera slams his 55th home run to tie the Japanese single-season home run mark. The 31-year-old Seibu Lion joins Sadaharu Oh (1964) Tuffy Rhodes (2001) in the record book.


2004 Jeff Kent hits two round-trippers to become the all-time home run leader of second basemen. The Astros infielder records his 278th dinger and 302nd overall to break Ryne Sandberg's major league record established in 1997.

[Lefty]

October 3.

1937 In the season finale, Hank Greenberg gets the only ribbie as Detroit defeats the Indians, 1-0. The twenty-six year old Tiger first baseman finishes the season with 183 RBIs, just one shy of Lou Gehrig's 1931American League record.


1947 In Game 4 of the Fall Classic, Bill Bevens comes within one out from pitching the first no-hitter in World Series history. The Yankee hurler loses his claim to fame and the game when Cookie Lavagetto, pinch-hitting for Eddie Stanky, hits a two-out ninth-inning double giving the Dodgers a 3-2 improbable victory.


1951 In Game 3 of National League play-off series at the Polo Grounds, Bobby Thompson's 'shot heard around the world' beats the Dodgers in the bottom of the ninth and the Giants win the pennant, the Giants win the pennant. Box Score


1962 At Dodger Stadium, the Giants win the rubber game of the National League playoffs beating Los Angeles, 6-3 as Don Larsen gets the win in relief of Juan Marichal. Thanks to the extended season, Maury Wills sets a major league record for the most games played in a season appearing in 165 games.


1965 On the last day of the season, Giants' outfielder Willie Mays hits his 52nd home run to break the franchise record he established in 1955. The 'Say Hey Kid's' league leading home run is given up by Reds hurler Billy McCool as San Francisco defeats Cincinnati at Candlestick Park, 6-3.


1974 Frank Robinson becomes the first black manager in major league history. The former Reds and Oriole superstar signs a $175,000 contract to manage and play for the Indians.


1976 On the last day of the season, George Brett noses out Kansas City teammate Hal McRae (.333 vs .332) for the American League batting title. The deciding hit, an inside-the-park home run, is really a misplayed line drive leading McRae to believe the lack of effort was intentional.


1976 Appearing as the designated hitter, Brewer Henry Aaron gets an infield single of Tiger hurler Dave Roberts in his last major league at-bat. 'Hammerin' Hank' will be the last major leaguer to appear in a big league game who also played in the Negro Leagues.


1982 On the last day of the season, the Brewers celebrate their American League East title clinching victory on the field at Memorial Stadium after beating the Orioles,10-2 to edge Baltimore by one game in the final standings. The 51,642 hometown fans, although disappointed by the results, stay after the game and give retiring manager Earl Weaver a heartfelt, tremendous 45-minute series of ovations for his 15-year tenure as the Birds' skipper.


1990 George Brett pinch hits a fifth-inning RBI sac fly and singles in the seventh inning to end the season with a .329 batting average and his third batting title. The Royals superstar is the only player to win three batting crowns in three different decades (1976-.333 ; 1980-.390).


1993 Despite winning a 103 games, the Giants are eliminated from the Western Division race as the Dodgers derail their division dreams, 12-1. Catcher Mike Piazza, who will be named the league's Rookie of the Year, hits two home runs in the game.


1993 Eighty-three year old Mel Harder throws the ceremonial 'last' pitch at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. As a member of the 1932 Indian squad, he also had thrown the park's first pitch.


1995 The Yankees, Indians, Reds and Braves win first games ever played in divisional playoffs including wild cards.


1999 Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire hits #65 and his final homer of the season passing Ted Williams and Willie McCovey to move into the tenth spot on the all-time career home run list with 522 round trippers.


1999 In the final regular-season game ever to be played at the Astrodome, Mike Hampton (22-4) beats the Dodgers, 9-4. The victory clinches the division title as the Astros finish one game ahead of the Reds in the National League Central.


2000 Against the Braves, Cardinal rookie starter Rick Ankiel sets a modern day major league record by uncorking five wild pitches in the third inning of Game 1 of NLDS. He joins Buffalo's Bert Cunningham who accomplished the same feat in the first inning in an 1890 Players League contest.


2001 Barry Bonds walks three times breaking Babe Ruth's major league record of 170 base on balls. Astro reliever Nelson Cruz gives up the historic walk in the sixth.


2002 The ax continues to drop as a total of six managers have been fired since the end of the regular season three days ago. Jerry Royster (Brewers) joins Bobby Valentine (Mets) and Jerry Narron (Rangers) who were dismissed yesterday as well as Bruce Kimm (Cubs), Luis Pujols (Tigers) and Hal McRae (Devil Rays) who were let go earlier in the week.


2004 On the last day of the season, Blue Jays television announcer John Cerutti is found dead in his SkyDome hotel room. The death of the 44-year old Albany, N.Y. native, who was a former big league pitcher, is due to natural causes with foul play not being suspected.


2004 At the site of the franchise's first National League game in 1969, the Expos, who are scheduled to move to Washington D.C. next season, play their last game in their 36-year history losing to the Mets at Shea Stadium, 8-1. Their finale, which turns out to be the rubber match of the franchise series with New York, gives the Amazin’s a 299-298 advantage in the 597 contests played since 1969.

[Lefty]

October 4.

1906 Setting a major league mark, the Cubs win their 116th game completing the season with an astounding .763 winning percentage.


1924 At Griffith Stadium, Calvin Coolidge becomes the first U.S. President to attend a World Series opener. The Giants edge the hometown Senators in 12 innings, 4-3.


1925 In the season finale, Tiger outfielder Ty Cobb and Browns' first baseman George Sisler pitch against each other as Detroit beats St. Louis, 11-6. Both players, better known for their hitting, are the player-manager of their respective teams.


1948 In a one-game playoff, the Indians, behind rookie Gene Bearden, beat the Red Sox for the AL flag, 8-3. It is the young knuckleballer's 20th victory of the season. Box Score


1955 After more than half a century of futility, the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers finally win a World Championship thanks to Johnny Podres' 2-0 shutout of the Yankees and an outstanding catch by Sandy Amoros. Box Score


1962 When Willie Mays scores on a surprise bunt by Jose Pagan in Game 1, Whitey Ford sees his World Series consecutive scoreless inning streak come to an end at 33 2/3 innings. Clete Boyer's 7th inning home run, however, helps Ford win a record 12th and his final Fall Classic victory as the Yankees defeat the Giants, 6-2.


1969 In the first ever League Championship Series playoff game, the Mets beat the Braves 9-5 in Atlanta.


1986 Yankee closer Dave Righetti saves both ends of a doubleheader bringing his major league record total to 46.


1987 Defeating the Blue Jays 1-0, the Tigers win the American League East title. Toronto loses their last seven games of the season, including three straight in the season-ending series at Tiger Stadium to complete one of the greatest collapses in baseball history.


1999 On the last day of the season, New York infielder Rey Ordonez extends the major league record playing 100 errorless games at shortstop. During this span, the Cuban native handles 411 chances flawlessly for the Mets.


2001 Barry Bonds ties Mark McGwire's single-season home run record established three years ago as he hits his 70th round-tripper. The historic homer, a shot to right-center at Enron Field, is given up in the ninth inning by Astro rookie hurler Wilfredo Rodriguez in a Giant 10-2 victory.


2001 With his third inning home run, 42-year-old Rickey Henderson breaks Ty Cobb's record to become the leading run-scorer in baseball history. To punctuate scoring his 2,246th run, the Padre outfielder slides into home.


2001 Appearing in a game against the Red Sox at Camden Field Oriole outfielders Tim Raines and Tim Raines Jr. become the second father-son combination played for the same team on the major league level. Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. both played for the Mariners in 1990.


2002 The A's become the first team in postseason history to hit consecutive home runs to start a game. The back-to-back homers are hit by leadoff man Ray Durham (an inside-the-park round tripper) and Scott Hatteberg.


2002 Commissioner Bud Selig has apologizes to St. Louis fans for the late playoff start time for Cardinal and Diamondback Game 1 NLDS game and promises it will not happen again.. The 10 p.m. CDT start was due to many of the playoff teams coming from the west and baseball's desire not to have two game being played at the same time.


2003 The Cubs win their first postseason series victory since the 1908 when the franchise won the World Series. In front of a standing-room crowd of 54,357 at Turner Field, Chicago beat the Braves in the deciding Game 5 of NLDS, 5-1.

[Lefty]

October 5.

1888 At Swampoodle Grounds in Washington, D.C., James Francis Galvin of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys becomes the baseball's first 300-game winner by defeating the hometown Senators, 5-1. The 31-year old 'Pud', a workhorse who will win 20 games 10 of the 14 seasons he plays in the big leagues, will end his career with 361 victories.


1908 Defeating Detroit, 6-1, Ed Walsh wins his 40th game of the season. Big Ed's win total remains a White Sox single-season record.


1941 Mickey Owens' passed ball in the bottom of ninth with two outs and two strikes in Game 4 of the World Series turns a sure 4-3 Brooklyn win to a heart-breaking 7-4 loss to the Yankees.


1942 Behind the outstanding pitching of rookie Johnny Beazley, the Cardinals stun the baseball world by beating the Yankees, 2-1 to win the World Series in five games.


1947 Al Gionfriddo, inserted in left field for defensive purposes, makes one of most historic catches in World Series history as he robs Joe DiMaggio of an extra base hit with two men on base in the sixth. The outfielder's heroics helps to preserve a 8-5 Dodger victory in Game 6 of the Fall Classic.


1949 Don Newcombe, who allows only four hits and strikes out 11 through eight innings of Game 1 of the World Series, gives up a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth to Tommy Henrich as the Yankees beat the Dodgers, 1-0 . 'Old Reliable's shot to right field gives Allie Reynolds the complete game win and it is Casey Stengel's first post season victory.


1953 The Yankees win their fifth consecutive World Series dramatically as Billy Martin's twelfth World Series hit in the bottom of the ninth help to beat the Dodgers in Game 6, 4-3.


1966 Reliever Moe Drabowsky ties a World Series record striking out six consecutive batters in the Oriole 5-2 Game 1 victory at Dodger Stadium. The game features first inning Robinson (Brooks and Frank) back-to back homers.


1980 The Yankees break the American League regular attendance season record held by 1948 Indians with 2,627,417 fans.


1980 Reaching first on a fielder's choice in the top of the seventh in the 4-0 win over the Twins, Royals' leadoff hitter Willie Wison establishes a major league record for the most at-bats in a season with 705. The Kansas City outfielder will collect 230 hits and score 133 runs for the division winning club.


2001 With their 115th victory of the season, the Seattle Mariners break the 1998 Yankee record for most wins in a season. The 1908 Cubs hold the major league record with 116 wins.


2001 Barry Bonds breaks and then extends the mark for home runs in a season. The Giant outfielder connects off Dodger starter Chan Ho Park to break Mark McGwire's 1998 record of 70, and then homers again in his next at bat to bring the new record to 72 homers.


2001 The Braves maul the Marlins, 20-3 to clinch the National League East title and becomes the first team in professional sports to win 10 consecutive division titles. The Boston Celtics (1957-65) and Los Angeles Lakers (1982-90) had both won nine in a row.


2002 For the first time in its 42-year old history, the Angels win a post-season series by beating the Yankees, 9-5 to take the ALDS, 3 games to 1. It is the first play-off appearance for the franchise since 1986 when after being a strike away from advancing the to the World Series in Game 5 of the ALCS the team loses to the Red Sox in 7 games.

[Lefty]

October 6.

1923 The first unassisted triple play in National League history occurs when Braves' shortstop Ernie Padgett catches Walter Holke's line drive, doubles up James Tierney at second and tags Cliff Lee for the third out.


1926 In Game 4 of the World Series, Yankee outfielder Babe Ruth hits three home runs in a 10-5 victory over the Cardinals.


1933 After pulling on umpire Charlie Moran's bow tie and letting it snap back, Senator outfielder Heinie Manush is ejected from Game 4 of the Fall Classic.


1945 In an effort to promote his nearby Billy Goat Tavern, William Sianis buys tickets to Game 4 of the Fall Classic for himself and Murphy, his pet goat. The bar owner becomes so upset when the Wrigley Field ushers his guest to leave, the Greek immigrant places a curse on the team preventing the Cubs from ever winning a World Series again.


1948 In Game 1 of the Fall Classic at Braves Field, Boston manages only two hits, but Johnny Sain beats Bob Feller and the Cleveland Indians, 1-0 . 'Rapid Robert' appears to have pick off Phil Masi at second but umpire Bill Stewart says safe, and Tommy Holmes follows with a single which scores the game’s only run.


1959 The largest crowd ever to attend a major league game, 92,706 fans, watch a nail biter as White Sox hurler Bob Shaw beats Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers, 1-0 in Game 5 of the Fall Classic.


1963 The Dodgers complete a four-game World Series sweep of the Yankees as Sandy Koufax wins his second game, 2-1. Frank Howard leads the offense with a home run and a single and New York's first baseman Joe Pepitone's error (loses a thrown ball in white-shirted crowd) leads to the decisive run in the seventh inning.


1965 Sandy Koufax refuses to pitch the first game of the World Series against the Twins because game is scheduled on Yom Kippur, the most sacred of the Jewish holidays. As the Dodgers’ southpaw attended shul and fasted on the Day of Atonement, his teammates loses to Minnesota, 8-2.


1966 At the age of 20, Jim Palmer becomes the youngest player to pitch shutout in World Series as the young Oriole hurler blanks Sandy Koufax and Dodgers, 6-0. It will be Koufax's last major league appearance.


1978 Despite three solo home runs off Yankees' ace Catfish Hunter by Kansas City's third baseman George Brett, the Bombers win Game 3 of the ALCS beating the Royals, 6-5.


1980 In the 163rd game of the season, the Astros beat the Dodgers, 7-1, to capture the National League West division as Houston wins its first title in the franchise's 19-year history. The Dodgers had swept a season-ending three game series with the 'Stros (3-2, 2-1, and 4-3) making the one-game play-off necessary.


1983 In the second game of the ALCS, Oriole hurler Mike Boddicker throws a five-hitter and strikes out a playoff record 14 batters beating the White Sox, 4-0.


1985 On the last day of the season, Yankee knuckleballer Phil Niekro becomes the 18th and oldest player in major league history to win his 300th career victory as he blanks the Blue Jays, 8-0. The forty-six year old, who will win 318 games, also becomes the oldest pitcher to throw a shutout in the big leagues.


1991 With a policemen watching his every move from the Met dugout and the fear of being arrested at any moment due to false rape allegations, David Cone ties a National League mark for strikeouts as he fans 19 Phillies en route to 7-0 victory in the season's finale.


2000 Reds' officials announce games played the final two seasons at Cinergy Field will be on natural grass. The surface in Cincinnati has been artificial turf since in 1970 when the ballpark opened as Riverfront Stadium.


2000 Chief executive officer John Harrington puts the Red Sox up for sale. Since the death of Jean Yawkey in 1992, the team has been owned by the Jean R. Yawkey Trust.


2001 With the club's 116th win, the Mariners tie 1906 Cubs as the winningest team in major league history. Bret Boone's 37th home run of the season and the shut out pitching of five Seattle pitchers proves to be the difference in the 1-0 historic win over the Rangers.


2001 At Camden Yards in front of a full house including Orioles notables Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer and Earl Weaver as well as Commissioner Bud Selig and former President Bill Clinton, Cal Ripken plays his 3,001st and final game. After a hitless night for 41-year-old, the final out of the 5-1 loss to Red Sox is made as Cal watches from the on deck circle.


2001 With his 151st pinch hit, Lenny Harris breaks the major league mark for career pinch hits established Manny Mota. Coming off the Met bench to bat for Rey Ordonez, he lines a 1-2 pitch off Expo starter Carl Pavano for a single to become career leader in pinch hits.


2003 Defeating the A's, 5-4, the Red Sox become the seventh team to win the last three games to win a best-of-five playoff series. Other teams to overcome an 0-2 deficit include the 1981 Dodgers (Astros-NLDS),1982 Brewers (Angels-1982), 1984 Padres (Cubs-NLCS), 1995 Mariners (Yankees-ALDS) ,1999 Red Sox (Indians-ALDS), and the 2001 Yankees (A's-ALDS).

[Lefty]

October 7.

1904 New York Highlander Happy Jack Chesbro defeats Boston, 3-2 to notch his 41st victory of the season.


1935 In Game 6 of the Fall Classic, the Tigers win their first World Series as Goose Goslin singles home Mickey Cochrane in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Cubs, 4-3.


1950 Rookie hurler Whitey Ford, with ninth inning help from Allie Reynolds, beat the Phillies, 5-2, as the Yankees complete the World Series sweep of Philadelphia’s ‘Whiz Kids’. Jerry Coleman wins the Babe Ruth Award as the series MVP.


1977 Trailing by two runs in Game 3 of the NLCS, the Dodgers rally for three runs with none on and two outs in the ninth to take a one-run lead. Los Angeles goes on to beat the Phillies, 6-5.


1978 Ron Cey scores in the 10th inning on Bill Russell's game winning single giving the Dodgers their second straight National League pennant.


1984 The Padres win the NLCS as Tony Gwynn's seventh inning two-run double breaks a 3-3 tie. The Cubs had a 2-0 game advantage as well as 3-0 lead in the deciding Game 5, but were unable to end the thirty-nine year World Series appearance drought.


1988 The Yankees replace manager Billy Martin with Dallas Green. 'Billy the Kid' will compiled a 1253-1013 (.553) record piloting the Tigers, Twins, Yankees, A's and Rangers during his 19-year managerial career.


2001 On the last day of the season, Rickey Henderson bloops a double down the right field line off Rockies' hurler John Thomson to become the 25th major leaguer to collect 3000 career base hits. Tony Gwynn, who is playing in his last major league game and is also a member of the 3000 hit club, meets the Padre outfielder at home plate in front of a sell out crowd QualComm Park.


2001 Barry Bonds extends his major league record for home runs in season to 73 as he drives a 3-2 first inning knuckleball off Dodger Dennis Spriner over the right field fence. The blast also secures two more major league records for the Giants' left fielder as he surpasses Babe Ruth (1920 - .847) with a .863 season slugging percentage and bests Mark McGwire (1998 - one HR every 7.27 AB) by homering in every 6.52 at-bats.

[Lefty]

October 8.

1908 In a make-up game necessitated by Fred Merkle's base running blunder on September 23, Three Finger Brown out duels Christy Mathewson, 4-2, as the Cubs win the National League pennant by one game over the Giants in one of the most dramatic pennant races of all time.


1922 Behind Art Nehf’s complete game five-hitter, the Giant repeat as World Champions sweeping the Yankees in five games, including one tie. The comeback 5-3 victory is fueled by George Kelly’s RBI single during the three-run eighth inning at the Polo Grounds.


1927 The 1927 Yankees, considered one of baseball's best team in history, live up to their reputation as they beat the Pirates, 4-3, to sweep the World Series in four games.


1929 In front outfielder 50,000 fans at Wrigley Field, surprise starter Howard Ehmke establishes a new World Series record striking out 13 Cubs en route to a 3-1 A's victory in Game 1 of the Fall Classic. The mark will last for 34 years until Dodger hurler Carl Erskine fans 14 Yankees in 1953.


1939 In the top of the tenth, Yankees' outfielder Joe DiMaggio scores all the way from first as Reds' catcher Ernie Lombardi lays in a daze at home plate as a result of being run over by 'King Kong' Charlie Keller. The Bronx Bombers score three runs thanks to ‘Lombardi's Swoon’ and go on to win the game, 7-4, completing the World Series sweep.


1948 Facing only thirty batters, Indian rookie pitching sensation Gene Bearden five-hits the Braves for a 2-0 victory in front of 70,000 fans in Cleveland. The Tribe takes a 2-1 World Series game lead.


1953 Birmingham bans Jackie Robinson's Negro-White All-Stars from playing in the city. The white players are dropped from the team as Robinson gives in to city officials.


1956 Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in World Series history as he defeats the Dodgers, 2-0 in Game 5 of the Fall Classic.


1959 In Game 6, the Dodgers defeat the 'Go-Go Sox', 9-3, to win the World Series. Chicago's speed and quickness weren't enough to overcome Los Angeles hitting and pitching.


1961 In Game 4 at Crosley Field, Whitey Ford blanks the Reds for five innings to extend his World Series consecutive scoreless inning streak to 32 breaking Red Sox hurler Babe Ruth's previous record of 29 2/3 innings. Hector Lopez and Clete Boyer provide the offense driving in two runs each in the Yankee 6-0 victory.


1966 The Orioles managed only three hits of Claude Osteen, but Paul Blair's fifth inning 430-foot home run proves to be the difference as Baltimore beats the Dodgers in the Game 3 of the World Series, 1-0. Wally Bunker throws a six-hitter to get the victory in the first Fall classic game ever played in Baltimore.


1973 The Mets 9-2 victory over the Reds in Game 3 of the NLCS will best be remembered for the Pete Rose and Bud Harrelson brawl. The Mets' feisty shortstop takes exception to 'Charlie Hustle's' hard slide to break up a double play.


1983 In front of 64,494 fans at Veterans Stadium, the Phillies, behind the pitching of Steve Carlton and the power of Gary Matthews’ three-run homer, beat the Dodgers, 7-2, to win the NLCS. The team, will take on the Orioles in the Fall Classic which become known as the I-95 World Series.


1986 Astros' hurler Mike Scott throws a five-hitter and ties a playoff record with 14 strikeouts as Houston beats the Mets, 1-0 in Game 1 of the NLCS. A Glenn Davis home run off Dwight Gooden accounts for the only run.


1995 Thanks to a two-run double off Jack McDowell by Edgar Martinez, the Mariners become only the fourth team in major league history to overcome a two-game deficit to win a five game series as they dramatically come-from-behind and beat the Yankees, 6-5, in 11 innings.


2000 At Shea Stadium, the Mets blank the Giants, 4-0, to win the NLDS in four games. Bobby Jones, who was sent to the minors earlier in the season to work on his mechanics, retires the side in order eight of the nine innings allowing only a fifth inning double to Jeff Kent. It is only the sixth complete-game one-hitter in post season history.


2002 The Tigers select their former all-star shortstop Alan Trammell (1977-1996) to manage the faltering franchise. The Garden Grove, California native had been a coach with the Padres for the last three seasons.

[Lefty]

October 9.

1905 Christy Matthewson blanks Philadelphia in Game 1 of the World Series, 3-0. The New York ace will blank the A's twice more with each of the Fall Classic games being a shutout.


1909 With 7-2 victory, highlighted by Ty Cobb's steal of home, the Tigers knot World Series at one game apiece with Pirates.


1910 Ty Cobb, who sits out the last two games, wins the third of his nine consecutive batting titles by edging Nap Lajoie, who had six bogus hits on the last day, by less than a percentage point.


1915 Woodrow Wilson becomes, who becomes the first president to attend a World Series game, sees Red Sox hurler Rube Foster limits the Phillies to just three hits en route to a 2-1 victory in Game 2 of the Fall Classic.


1919 The White Sox lose the World Series to the underdog Reds, but before next season begins eight Chicago players, including Shoeless Joe Jackson, will be accused of accepting bribes to purposely throw the games.


1934 Commissioner Landis makes Cardinal Joe Medwick leave Game 7 of the World Series for 'his own safety'. The Tiger fans are upset with his aggressive slide into third and the angry mob begins hurling fruit at the St. Louis outfielder during the Cards 11-0 series-clinching win.


1928 At Sportsman Park, the Yankees sweep their second consecutive Fall Classic beating the Cardinals 7-3. Babe Ruth, as he did in the 1926 World Series, enjoys a three-home run day going deep in the fourth, seventh (after not striking out after an ump rules a quick pitch) and the eighth inning.


1938 Sweeping the Cubs in four games, the Yankees become the first team in major league history to win three consecutive World Series. Red Ruffing goes the distance beating Chicago, 8-3, at Yankee Stadium.


1948 Behind the solid pitching of Steve Gromek, the Indians win pivotal Game 4 of the Fall Classic edging the Braves, 2-1, to take a 3-1 series lead. Larry Doby's home run, the first by a black player in World Series history, provides the difference in the Tribe's victory.


1966 Happening just only three times previously in World Series history, the Orioles for the second consecutive day win a Fall Classic game, 1-0 game decided a home run. Frank Robinson takes a Don Drysdale pitch deep over the left field fence in the fourth inning accounting for the game's only run giving Baltimore a four-game sweep over the Dodgers.

[Lefty]

October 10.

1920 Indians' Bill Wambsganss becomes the only player in World Series history to complete an unassisted triple play as he makes a leaping catch, steps on second base and then tags the runner arriving from first base.


1920 1920 Outfielder Elmer Smith becomes the first player to hit a grand slam in World Series history as the Indians defeat the Dodgers and Burleigh Grimes, 8-1. In the same game, Bagby becomes the first pitcher to hit a home run in World Series history.


1923 In the first post season game ever played at Yankee Stadium, veteran Giants' outfielder Casey Stengel breaks a 4-4 deadlock in the top of the ninth inning with an inside-the-park home run off Joe Bush. The contest is the first World Series game to be broadcast nationally.


1924 With the score tied at 3-3 and one out in the bottom of the 12th, Senators' backstop Muddy Ruel lifts a high catchable foul pop-up which Giant catcher Hank Gowdy misses as he stumbles over his own mask. Given a second chance, Ruel then doubles and eventually scores the winning run.


1948 The largest crowd ever to attend an American League game, 86,288 fans, jam Cleveland's Municipal Stadium to witness Boston Braves' hurler Warren Spahn beat Bob Feller and the Indians, 11-5 in Game 5 of the Fall Classic.


1968 Cardinal fireballer Bob Gibson sets mark for total strikeouts (35) in a World Series, but loses the seventh and deciding game to Tigers, 4-1.


1970 Boog Powell, Ellie Hendricks and Brooks Robinson homer to power the Orioles over Reds at Riverfront Stadium in the first game of the World Series.


1973 In the fifth and deciding game, the Mets win National League pennant beating Reds, 7-2. Tom Seaver bests Jack Billingham in the Shea stadium showdown.


1982 The Brewers become the first team to overcome an 0-2 start in a best of a five-game LCS and take the American League pennant by winning the remaining three games against Angels.


1993 Frank Thomas is selected as the American League's Most Valuable player. The first baseman batted .317 with 41 home runs and knocked in 128 runs for the division-winning White Sox.


1999 Scoring more than 19 NFL teams, the Red Sox establish a major league record for most runs and biggest margin of victory in a post-season game as they rout the Indians, 23-7 to tie the 5-game series at two games a piece.


2000 In a 2-0 Seattle victory, the Mariners (9) and Yankees (13) combined for 22 strikeouts to set an ALCS record in Game 1 of the series.


2003 With six hits in six consecutive at-bats, Kenny Lofton sets an NLCS record and ties the ALCS mark. Gary Matthews (Phillies-1983), Will Clark (Giants-1989), Steve Buechele (Pirates-1991) and Javy Lopez (Braves-1996) all held the previous NL distinction with 5 consecutive hits and Paul Molitor (Blue Jays-1993) establishing the major league standard, now shared with the Cub flychaser, with reaching safely six times in six consecutive at-bats.

[Lefty]

October 11.

1948 In Game 6of the Fall Classic, the Indians beat the Braves, 4-3 to win the World Series. Bob Lemon gets the win with Gene Bearden pitching the final one and two-thirds innings to earn the save.


1964 In Game 4 of the World Series, Ken Boyer's sixth inning grand slam off Yankee starter Al Downing gives the Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the Yankees. The St. Louis third baseman is the second National Leaguer to hit a post-season bases-loaded round-tripper.


1972 In the fifth and deciding game of the NLCS, Reds' outfielder George Foster scores the winning run from third base in the ninth on a wild pitch by Bob Moose of the Pirates.


1978 In Game 2 of the World Series, Bob Welch strikes out Reggie Jackson on a full count with two outs in the ninth to dramatically preserve a 4-3 victory over the Yankees.


1981 Expos hurler Steve Rogers blank the Phillies, 3-0, to win the National League Eastern Division playoffs. Divisional playoffs were devised to salvage the strike-shorten season.


1985 In Game 3 of the ALCS, the Royals beat the Blue Jays, 6-5 as George Brett contributes to the victory going 4-for-4, driving in three runs and scoring four times.


2000 The Yankees eight hits in the 8th inning set an ALCS record as they defeat the Mariners in the Game 2, 7-1. The Orioles (1970, Game 1), the Yankees (1981, Game 2, ) and the Blue Jays (1985, Game 3 ) had previously each 7 hits in one inning of a championship series.


2002 Former Yankee and Diamondback skipper Buck Showalter is hired by the Rangers to be the team's manager. The Cubs, Mets, Devil Rays and Brewers had also expressed interest the ESPN commentator.


2003 The Cubs (6) and Marlins (8) tie the NLCS homer record by hitting 14 dingers in the championship series. The mark was established by the Giants and Cardinals last year.


2004 After seven ties during their 43-year history, the Astros finally win a post-season playoff series as they eliminate the Braves in the deciding Game 5 of the NLCS,12-3. It is the third consecutive year Atlanta has lost Game 5 of the division series at Turner Field.

[Lefty]

October 12.

1907 At Detroit’s Bennett Park, the Cubs, behind the Three Finger Brown’s seven-hitter, blank the Tigers, 2-0, to capture the World Championship. Although Game 1 ended in a tie, Chicago becomes the first club to sweep a World Series.


1916 Ernie Shore three-hits the Dodgers, 4-1 as the Red Sox win the World Series in five games.


1920 At Cleveland's League Park, the Indians' hurler Stan Coveleski blanks the Robins, 3-0, to win the 1920 World Series. The Tribe wins the best of nine series 5 games to 2.


1948 The Yankees name Casey Stengel to pilot the team. In his previous stints as manager with the Braves and Dodgers, the 'Old Professor' has never finished higher than fifth place.


1967 The Impossible Dream comes to an end as Bob Gibson throws his third complete game and three-hits the Red Sox, 7-2.


1969 Thanks to Al Wiess' ninth inning hit and the combined two-hitter tossed by Koosman and Ron Taylor, Mets even the World Series at one game apiece with the Orioles.


1982 In Game 1, Brewer Paul Molitor establishes a World Series record getting five hits as Milwaukee beats the Cardinals, 10-0, behind Mike Caldwell's three-hitter.


1983 At Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, the Orioles even the series at a game apiece as they defeat the Phillies, 4-1. In a battle between rookie pitchers, Mike Boddicker throws a three-hitter besting Charles Hudson as John Lowenstein paces the Birds' offense with three hits, including a fifth inning home run.


1986 The Angels are one strike away from the World Series, when Dave Henderson, who had earlier watched Bobby Grich's fly ball bounce off the heel of his glove and over the center field fence to give California the lead, hits a two-run homer off of Donnie Moore on a 2-2 count putting the Red Sox ahead, 6-5; California will tie game in the bottom of the frame, but Boston will prevail scoring the deciding run in the 11th inning on a Henderson sac fly.


2001 Tom Kelly retires as the Twins' skipper. During his 15-season tenure, the longest among current managers, he won two World Series titles and compiled a record of 1140-1244 for the small market team.


2003 Thirty-five years after an anthem dispute, Jose Feliciano sings the Star-Spangled Banner at the Marlins' NLCS game against the Cubs at Pro Player Stadium. In 1968, during Game 5 of the World Series in Detroit , his nontraditional gospelized rendition of the song at Tiger Stadium caused such flap that some radio stations stopped playing the blind singer's records on the air.

[Lefty]

October 13.

1903 In Game 8 of the series, Boston defeats Pittsburgh, 3-0 to take baseball's first ever world championship, 5 games to 3.


1914 Boston become the first team to complete a four-game World Series sweep as the Miracle Braves beat the American League's heavily favored A's behind the solid pitching of Dick Ruldolf who bests Philadelphia, 3-1. The Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, win the National League pennant by ten and a half games.


1921 In the first all New York World Series, the Giants beat the Yankees, 1-0 to win the baseball's championship in eight games.


1923 Casey Stengel's home run is the difference as Giant hurler Art Nerf out duels Sam Jones and the Yankees, 1-0, in Game 3 of the World Series.


1960 At Forbes Field, Bill Mazeroski's dramatic bottom of the ninth inning home run off Yankee hurler Ralph Terry breaks up a 9-9 tie and ends one of the most exciting seven game World Series ever played. Text of Chuck Thompson's home run call


1971 In the first World Series night game ever played, the Pirates defeat the Orioles, 4-3 as Roberto Clemente collects three hits at Three Rivers Stadium.


1993 At the Veterans Stadium, the Phillies win the National League pennant by beating the Braves in Game 6 of the NLCS, 6-3. With Tommy Greene out dueling Greg Maddux and the timely hitting of Darren Daulton, Dave Hollins and Mickey Morandini, Philadelphia wins its third consecutive game to dethrone the defending champs.


2000 Extending his streak to 33 and a third innings, Mariano Rivera breaks the 38-year-old record of Whitey Ford for consecutive scoreless frames in postseason play as the Yankees defeat the Mariners, 8-2 in Game 3 of the ALCS. The Yankees' Hall of Fame lefty had established the record from 1960 to 1962 with 33 innings as World Series starter.


2001 Being down 2-0 in best-of-five series, the Yankees, thanks to the shut out pitching Mike Mussina and Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada's fifth-inning home run, stave off elimination beating the A's and Barry Zito, 1-0. Shortstop Derek Jeter backing up an errant relay throw down the first base and flipping it home to cut down Jeremy Giambi as the potential tying run will be remembered as one of the best defensive plays in post season history.


2003 A tearful 72-year-old Don Zimmer apologizes for his part in yesterday's brawl during Game 3 of the ALCS between the Yankees and Red Sox . During the fourth-inning matinee melee at Fenway, the Yankees' assistant to manager is thrown to the ground after charging Pedro Martinez.

[Lefty]

October 14.

1905 In Game 5, Christy Matthewson blanks the A's for the third time as the Giants beat the A's 2-0 to win the World Series. It will be the only Fall Classic in which every games ends in a shutout.


1906 The White Sox, known as baseball's 'hitless wonders' complete their unbelievable World Series upset of the their powerful crosstown rivals by beating the Cubs, 8-3 at South Side Park. The Cubs had won a record 116 regular season games.


1969 Thanks to great catches in the fourth and seventh inning, saving at least 5 runs, by center fielder Tommy Agee, the Mets take a 2-1 Series edge over the Orioles.


1976 The Yankees win their 30th pennant dramatically on Chris Chambliss' bottom of ninth-inning solo homer defeating the Royals, 7-6 in Game Five and deciding contest of the ALCS.


1985 Ozzie Smith provides one of the most memorable moments in Cardinals history by hitting a dramatic homer to win Game 5 of the NLCS. The round-tripper was the first left handed home run of the Wizard's career (3009 at-bats). Text of Jack Buck's call


1992 Canada gets its first pennant as the Blue Jays clinch the AL crown with a 9-2 victory over the A's in the Game 6 of the ALCS.


1992 In Game 7 of the NLCS, Francisco Cabrera ninth inning, two-out pinch hit single tallies two runs giving the Braves a stunning comeback victory, 3-2 over the Pirates. The backup catcher had only three hits during the regular season.


2000 Giving the Yankees a 3-1 lead in the ALCS, Roger Clemens strikes out a record-setting 15 and one-hits the Mariners, 5-0.


2002 Light hitting second baseman Adam Kennedy becomes the fifth player to hit three homers in a postseason game helping the Angels to secure their first World Series berth in the team's 42-year history. Using a ten-run seventh inning, Anaheim beats the Twins 13-5 to win the ALCS in five games.


2002 Ending the regular season with a record of 90-46-1, Japan's Seibu Lions posts the Pacific League's highest win total in 46 years. Alex Cabrera fails to hit a in home run in the team's last five games and has to settle with tying the single season home run record with 55 along with Sadaharu Oh (1964) and Tuffy Rhodes (2001).


2003 Holding a 3-0 lead and needing only five more outs to go the World Series for the first time since 1945, the Cubs give up eight runs, on five hits, three walks and an error to the Marlins. The team appears to come apart after a Cub fan, sitting along the left-field line at Wrigley Field, tries to catch a foul ball that was about to be caught by Cubs' outfielder Moises Alou for the second out of the inning.

[Lefty]

October 15.

1892 On the last day the season, Cincinnati pitcher Charles 'Bumpus' Jones, in his first major league start, no-hits Pittsburgh. This will turn out to be the latest date in the season that a no hitter is ever pitched in the major league.


1917 The White Sox win the World Series as Eddie Collins scurries home scoring the winning run with Giant third baseman Heinie Zimmerman chasing him. New York leaves home plate uncovered.


1923 The Yankees defeat cross-town rivals New York Giants for their first World Championship.


1925 The Pirates become the first team to win a World Series after being down three games to one as the Bucs beat Washington and Walter Johnson in Game 7, 9-7. Kiki Cuyler's bases-loaded double in the eighth inning proves to be the difference.


1946 In Game 7 of the World Series, the Cardinals beat the Red Sox, 4-3 as Enos Slaughter streaked home from first on Harry Walker's single. The play surprises everyone including cut-off man shortstop Johnny Pesky who hesitates, as legend has it, throwing the ball home.


1964 Despite three Bronx Bombers home runs by Mickey Mantle, Clete Boyer and Phil Linz, Bob Gibson and the 1964 Cardinals hang on to defeat the Yankees, 7-5 to capture the World Championship.


1969 In Game Four of the Fall Classic at Shea Stadium, Tom Seaver and the Mets beat the Orioles in ten innings, 2-1. The game features an outstanding ninth inning run-saving catch by rightfielder Ron Swoboda and a controversial play in the tenth which interference is not called after J.C. Martin clearly gets in the way of Pete Rickert's throw to first resulting in an error on the pitcher.

1981 With Dave Righetti, Ron Davis and Goose Gossage combining to shutout Oakland, 4-0, the Yankees sweep the A's to capture their thirty-third AL pennant.


1986 In the longest postseason game ever played (4 hours and 42 minutes), the Mets clinch their third National League crown ever beating Houston in the sixteen innings at the Astrodome, 7-6. Trailing 3-0, Lenny Dykstra and Ray Knight spark a ninth rally which sends the game into extra inning.


1986 After being down three games to one in the ALCS, the Red Sox pull off one the greatest comebacks in playoff history by defeating the California Angels 8-1 to win the American League pennant.


1988 In his only plate appearance in the Fall Classic, pinch hitting in the ninth with two outs in Game One, a limping Kirk Gibson sends a 3-2 back door slider from the A's relief ace Dennis Eckersley over the right field fence. It's the first time a World Series game is ever decided on a come-from-behind home run in the final inning.


1997 Thanks to an 11th-inning homer by Tony Fernandez, the Indians win their second pennant in three years defeating the Orioles 1-0 to win the American League Championship Series in six games.


2001 The Yankees beat the A's 5-3 to win the ALDS. The Bronx Bombers become the first team ever to win a best-of-five series after losing the first two games at home.


2001 In only their fourth year of existence, the Diamondbacks win their post season series beating the Cardinals, 2-1, thanks to Tony Womack's two-out game-winning hit in the deciding fifth game of the NLDS. Arizona had lost their first playoff appearance to the Mets in 1999.


2002 Kirk Gibson signs a three-year deal to become the Tigers' bench coach. The aggressive former outfielder joins the staff of former 1984 teammate of the World Champion Tigers of the newly hired Detroit skipper, Alan Trammell.


2003 Steve Bartman, the Cubs fan who deflected a foul ball in Game 6 of the NLCS, releases a statement explaining his actions. During a weepy apology, the 26-year old human resources company worker asks Chicago fans to redirect their negative energy into for positive support for the team during Game 7 of the series.

[Lefty]

October 16.

1910 Ban Johnson, American League president, declares Tigers' outfielder Ty Cobb the league's batting champ after questioning Nap Lajoie's suspicious eight-hit performance in a doubleheader against the Browns.


1912 Giant center fielder Fred Snodgrass's error in the 10th inning leads to the Red Sox scoring two runs en route to a 3-2 World Series deciding game victory.


1949 Brooklyn does not renew Branch Rickey's contract as president of the Dodgers.


1960 In the first structural change since the turn of the century, the National League votes to admit Houston and New York into the Senior Circuit.


1969 Thanks to Ron Swoboda's double and two Oriole eighth inning errors, the Mets win their straight fourth World Series game to become World Champs. Jerry Koosman tosses a five-hitter and manager Gil Hodges wins the 'shoe polish' argument beating Baltimore 5-3 in Game 5 of the Fall Classic.


1985 In Game 6 of the NLCS, Cardinal first baseman Jack Clark's dramatic come-from-behind ninth inning home run with two outs and two on stuns a sold-out Dodger Stadium. St. Louis wins the game, 7-5 and captures the National League flag.


1990 In Game 1 of the World Series, Oakland's ten-game post-season winning streak ends as the Reds beat the A's, 7-0. Reds outfielder Eric Davis becomes the 22nd player to hit a homer in his first Fall Classic at-bat.


2003 In Game 7 of the ALCS, thanks to Aaron Boone's 11th inning home run at the 'stadium', the Yankees capture their 39th American League pennant beating the Red Sox, 6-5. The defensive replacement becomes the fifth player to end a post-season series with a homer joining Bill Mazeroski ('60 Pirates, WS Game 7 vs. Yankees), Chris Chambliss ('76 Yankees, ALCS Game 5 vs. Royals), the Joe Carter ('93 Blue Jays, WS Game 6 vs. Phillies) and Todd Pratt ('99 Mets, NLDS Game 4 vs. Diamondbacks).

[Lefty]

October 17.

1964 Despite a 99-63 record, the Yankees fire Yogi Berra after losing the 1964 World Series to the Cardinals in seven games.


1964 Manager Johnny Keane of the World Champs Cardinals resigns unexpectedly. The former St. Louis skipper will take Yankee job which opens as the result of the firing of Yogi Berra which also occurs today.


1978 At Dodger Stadium, the Yankees beat Los Angeles, 7-2, to take their twenty-second World Championship. New York's shortstop Bucky Dent is named the World Series MVP.


1985 Lou Pinella is named Yankee manager replacing Billy Martin. 'Billy the Kid' had piloted the Bronx Bombers to second place finishing with a 91-54 record.


1989 As the Giants and A's get ready to play Game 3 of the World Series, the Bay Area is hit by a massive earthquake. The game is quickly postponed by Commissioner Fay Vincent, and he wisely orders the evacuation of Candlestick Park.
1989 World Series Game 3: Oakland A's @ San Francisco Giants Audio CD


2000 In a come-from-behind victory over the Mariners, 9-7, David Justice's three-run homer propels the Yankees to their record 37th American League pennant setting up the for the first time in 44 years a Subway Series in New York


2000 Mariner Dan Wilson snaps the longest hitless streak in postseason history by ending his 0-for-42 skid with an opposite field single. Tiger Marv Owen had gone 0-for-31 in the 1934 and 1935 World Series.


2002 The legal suit against the fan who caught Barry Bond's record breaking 73rd home run at Pac Bell Park, brought three friends, claiming a promise, in exchange for a ticket to the game to split the ball's value if caught, is settled when Jay Arsenault agrees to sell the ball and divide the money. Arsenault's lawyer said had his client initially eluded the friends because of being overwhelmed by the situation.


2003 Early editions of the N.Y. Post include an editorial claiming the Yankees lose to Boston and couldn't get the job done in Game 7 of the ALCS. Although the Bronx Bombers did trailed the Red Sox , the team rallies to beat their arch rival in 11 innings, 6-5.

[Lefty]

October 18.

1950 After 50 years of managing, Connie Mack retires as skipper of the A's. The winningest manager (most defeats, also) in major league history will be replaced by Jimmy Dykes.


1960 Five days after losing to the Pirates in Game 7 of the World Series, the Yankees fire Casey Stengel believing he's too old to manage. Few days later, the 'Old Professor' quips, "I'll never make the mistake of being seventy again".


1967 The American League owners grant Charley Finley permission to move the A's to Oakland and awards new franchises to Kansas City and Seattle.


1977 Reggie Jackson hits three home runs on three consecutive pitches propelling the Yankees to their twenty-first World Championship. 'Mr. October' also hit a homer in his last at bat in the previous game.


2001 Larry Dierker, who left the Astros' broadcast booth to take over the dugout duties as the team's skipper in 1997, resigns as Houston manager (448-362, .553, four divisional titles) despite tying the Cardinals for the best record in the National League (93-69) and winning the Central Division. The team failed to win a playoff series in his five-year tenure going 2-12 in post season action.


2004 After 5 hours, 49 minutes and 471 pitches, the Red Sox outlasts the Yankees, 5-4, in Game 4 of the league championship. Boston’s DH David Ortiz, who is the first player in baseball history to hit two walk-off home runs in during the postseason, ends the longest game in ALCS series history at 1:22 a.m. with a two-out single into center scoring Johnny Damon from second in the 14th inning at Fenway Park.

[Lefty]

October 19.

1964 Reds' Fred Hutchinson resigns as manager after compiling an 60-49 record.


1964 Harry 'the Hat' Walker is named as manager of the Pirates.


1972 Using four straight singles (three by pinch-hitters), the A's score twice in the ninth to win Game 4 of the World Series defeating the Reds, 3-2.


1981 The first Canadian pennant hopes are dashed when Dodger Rick Monday's ninth inning two-out dramatic home run beats the Expos, 2-1, in the deciding game of the NLCS.


1987 The Yankees name Billy Martin as manager for the fifth time. This time the fiery skipper will stay at the team's helm until June 23,1988.


2000 Dusty Baker, who led the Giants to a National League West flag with baseball's best record (97-65), reaches agreement with the Giants on a two-year contract extension. The pact makes, the two-time National League Manager of the Year the second highest-paid skipper in the majors.


2002 In Game 1, Tsuyoshi Shinjo becomes the Japanese-born player to appear in the World Series. The Giant designated hitter goes 1-for-3 in the 4-3 victory over the Angels.


2004 In an ALCS game which features two reversed calls by the umpires, the Red Sox become the first team in baseball history after trailing the series 0-3 to force a Game 7. Boston, who was three outs from being swept in Game 4, gets an outstanding pitching performance from Curt Schilling, playing with a dislocated ankle tendon, to beat the Yankees at the stadium, 4-2.

[Lefty]

October 20.

1931 Mickey Mantle, the 'Commerce Comet' is born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. The newborn's dad names his son after Mickey Cochrane not realizing the major leaguer catcher's real name is not Mickey but Gordon. The future Yankee outfielder is glad his father was not aware of this fact.


1964 Johnny Keane, three days after resigning as manager of World Champion Cardinals, replaces Yogi Berra as the Yankee's field boss.


1982 The Brewers, playing in their first World Series, are unable to hold on to a 3-1 lead in Game 7, as the Cardinals, thanks to Keith Hernandez's two-run sixth inning single, beats Milwaukee, 6-3.


1988 Dodger Orel Hershiser limits the A's to four singles in Game 5 of the World Series beating the A's, 5-1 as Los Angeles takes the Fall Classic, 4 games to 1.


1994 Receiving all 28 first votes, Raul Mondesi (.306, 16, 56) is named the National League's Rookie of the Year. The Los Angeles rightfielder, who easily outdistanced Astro hurler John Hudek and Braves outfielder Ryan Klesko, is the third consecutive Dodger to win the award.


1990 The Reds complete their four-game World Series sweep over the heavily favored A's. Jose Rijo, with ninth inning help from Randy Meyers, wins his second game of the series.


2000 The major league play-by-play broadcasters and color commentators select Carlos Delgado and Todd Helton as the Hank Aaron Award recipients. The new award, established last year, recognizes the Blue Jay and Rockies first basemen as the best overall hitters in each league.


2000 Toronto signs Carlos Delgado to a record four-year $68 million contract. The Blue Jay first baseman's average salary of $17 million is the most in major league history.


2002 Twenty-year old Venezuelan righthander Francisco Rodriguez becomes the youngest pitcher ever to win a World Series game. With just 15 days of major league experience, K-Rod throws 37 pitches retiring 9 consecutive batters in three innings to pick up the victory as the Angels outslug the Giants in Game 2, 11-10.


2004 After losing the first three games of the ALCS, the Red Sox become the first team in baseball history to win a best-of-seven series by beating the Yankees at stadium, 10-3. Johnny Damon’s two home runs, including a grand slam in the fourth, and Derek Lowe’s solid pitching performance helps Boston to join the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islanders as the only teams in the history professional sports to overcome a 3-0 series deficit to win a seven-game series.

[Lefty]

October 21.

1973 The A's capture second consecutive World Series defeating the Mets, 5-2 in Game 7. Reggie Jackson and Bert Campaneris both hit two-run homers for Oakland.


1975 In the bottom of 12th inning of Game Six at Fenway Park, Red Sox backstop Carlton Fisk hits one of the most dramatic home runs in major league history forcing a seventh game with the Reds. This event was chosen as one of baseball's most memorable moments in 2002.


1976 The Reds beat the Yankees, 7-2, to complete the World Series sweep over the Bronx Bombers for their second consecutive World Championship. The ‘Big Red Machine’ is powered by Johnny Bench’s two-run and three-run home runs.


1980 In Game 6 in front of 65,838 fans at Veterans Stadium, the Phillies win their first World Series ever in the 98-year history of the franchise by defeating the Royals, 4-1. Winning pitcher Steve Carlton limits Kansas City to 4 hits in seven innings and Tug McGraw hurls the last two frames to pick up the save.


1986 After losing the first two World Series games at home, the Mets beat the Red Sox at Fenway Park, 7-1. Lenny Dykstra's first inning home run marks the third time in history in which the Mets lead off hitter has homered in the initial inning of Game 3 of the Fall Classic. The feat was also accomplished by Tommy Agee (1969) and Wayne Garrett (1973).


1993 Curt Schilling becomes the first Phillies' hurler to pitch a World Series shutout blanking the Blue Jays on five hits, 2-0.


1998 Defeating the Padres, 3-0, in Game 4, the Yankees sweep the Padres to win their 24th World Series championship. It is the 125th victory for the Bronx Bombers this season.


2000 In the longest World Series game ever played, the Yankees take Game 1 of the Subway Series, thanks to Jose Vizcaino's 12th inning two-out single, defeating the Mets, 4-3 in four hours and fifty-one minutes. The victory surpasses the streak established by the Murderers' Row clubs as the present Bronx Bombers win their 13th consecutive World Series game.


2002 Florida team president David Samson, in an effort to get fans "falling back in love with the Marlins,'' announces plans which includes free hot dogs and a cozier atmosphere at Pro Player Stadium. The average crowd of 10,038 per home game, more than a third less than the previous season, was next-to-last in the major leagues in attendance this year.

[Lefty]

October 22.


1845 The first known box score appears in the New York Morning News a month after the first set of rules are written by Alexander Cartwright and some his fellow Knickerbockers.


1927 Future Hall of Famer Ross Youngs dies of Bright's disease. 'Pep' was a .322 hitter during his ten-year Giant career and was one of John McGraw's favorite players.


1929 Phillies' catcher Walt Lerian, age 26, is killed when a truck hits him.


1933 Millionaire owner of the Browns, Phill Ball dies. Manager Rogers Hornsby takes over the reins of the franchise.


1972 The A's win their first championship in 42 years as they defeat the Reds 3-2 in Game 7 of the Fall Classic. World Series MVP Gene Tenace, who had only hit five home runs in the regular season, connects for four round trippers in the seven games against Cincinnati.


1974 Two very well-known outfielders are traded for one another as the Giants send Bobby Bonds to the Yankees for Bobby Murcer. Considered to be the biggest one-for one trade in baseball history, the swap of the next 'Willie Mays' (Bonds) for the next 'Mickey Mantle (Murcer) marks the first time two $600,000 players have been exchanged.


1975 In a fitting finish to one of the most classic World Series ever played, the Reds beat the Red Sox in a thrilling Game 7 victory, 4-3. Joe Morgan's ninth inning looping single scoring Ken Griffey proves to be the decisive hit.


2000 In Game 2, the Yankees extend their World Series winning streak to 14 consecutive games defeating the Mets, 6-5 in a game which is overshadowed by Roger Clemens throwing the barrel of a shattered bat Mike Piazza as the Met catcher runs to first. The eagerly awaited at bat, due to the Rocket's beaning of the Mets' superstar in July, results in the two players confronting one another and the emptying of both benches.


2002 Giant P.A. announcer Rene Brooks-Moon become the first woman to announce a World Series. Her scorecard from Game 4 is being sent the Hall of Fame.

[Lefty]

October 23.

1910 A's hurler Jack Coombs picks up his record-tying third World Series win as he beats the Cubs, 7-1. Philadelphia takes the Fall Classic in five games.


1945 Dodger President, Branch Rickey, announces that Jackie Robinson has signed to play with Brooklyn's Triple A team in Montreal. The 26-year old Negro League star will be the first black player to play in organized baseball since 1884.


1951 The Associated Press selects Giants' skipper Leo Durocher as the manager of the year.


1952 The Pacific Coast League announces its teams will play 176-game schedule next season.


1993 The Blue Jays beat the Phillies 8-6 to win their second consecutive World Series thanks to Joe Carter's dramatic ninth inning three-run homer. The Toronto outfielder becomes just the second player to end the Fall Classic with a home run joining Bill Mazeroski whose Forbes Field's round tripper beat the Yankees in 1960.


1996 After losing the first two games of the Fall Classic at the Stadium, David Cone limits the Braves to four hits and one run in six innings en route to a Yankee 5-2 win. It will be first of 14 consecutive World Series victories as the Bronx Bombers start their run of four titles in five years.


1998 Davey Johnson is hired as the manager of the Dodgers. The former Met, Red and Oriole skipper has finished first with evey team he has managed.


2000 Although lacking big league managerial experience, Pirates' hitting coach Lloyd McClendon is named as the team's manager replacing recently-fired Gene Lamont.


2002 Lou Gehrig's consecutive games streak being broken by Cal Ripken Jr. in 1995 is voted as baseball's most memorable moment by the fan participating Major league baseball and MasterCard promotion. Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record, Jackie Robinson becoming the first black to play in major league baseball, Mark McGwire breaking Roger Maris' single-season home run record and Lou Gehrig's farewell speech were also in the top five events selected by the fans.


2002 Joining Roberto Clemente and Thurman Munson, Darryl Kile will become the third player to appear on the 2003 Hall of Fame ballot before the mandatory five-year waiting period. The 33-year-old Cardinal pitcher, who died of heart disease, was found dead in his Chicago hotel room in June.

[Lefty]

October 24.

1908 Baseball's anthem, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, is introduced by Bill Murray. The song writing team of Albert Von Tilzer (music) and Jack Norworth (words) who created the immortal tune have never seen a game.


1911 The World Series is resumed after six days of rain. The A's, behind the pitching of Chief Bender, beat the Giants and Christy Mathewson 4-2 to give Philadelphia a 3-1 game lead in the Fall Classic.


1951 Larry MacPhail suggests there should be four new major leagues including one located on the West Coast.


1972 The first black player of 20th century, Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, dies of heart disease at the age of 53.


1987 Amidst the deafening noise crowd of the hanky-waving fans in the Metrodome, the Twins staved off elimination as the team scores eight runs in the 5th and 6th innings of Game 6 to beat the Cardinals, 11-5.


1992 In Game 6, Canada wins its first-ever World Series as the Blue Jays beat the Braves, 4-3. Forty-one year old Dave Winfield's 11th inning double is the key hit in Toronto's victory.


2000 Orlando Hernandez (8-0, 1.90) losses his first postseason game as the Mets defeat the Yankees on a tie breaking eight inning double by Benny Agbayani, 4-2. New York native John Franco gets the win ending the Yankees' record 14-game World Series winning streak.


2000 Roger Clemens is fined a reported $50,000 for throwing the jagged barrel of a shattered bat in the direction of Mets catcher Mike Piazza in the first inning Game 2 of the World Series.

[Lefty]

October 25.

1955 Branch Rickey steps down as the Pirates' general manager and will be replaced by Joe L. Brown.


1955 The Indians trade Larry Doby, the first black to play in the American League, to the White Sox for Chico Carrasquel and Jim Busby.


1956 White Sox manager Marty Marion resigns and will be replaced by Al Lopez.


1981 In Game 5 at Dodger Stadium, Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager's back-to-back solo home runs in the seventh inning off Yankee southpaw Ron Guidry give Los Angeles a 2-1 World Series victory.


1986 One strike from defeat, the Mets tie the game on a wild pitch and then, thanks to Bill Buckner's error, win Game 6 knotting the Fall Classic at three games apiece. This event will be selected as one of baseball's 30 most memorable moments.


1987 In a series in which each team never lose a game in its home park, the Twins win the World Championship as the beat the Cards, 4-2 in Game 7. The franchise's last championship came in 1924 as the Washington Senators.

[Lefty]

October 26:

1940 Tigers' slugging left fielder Hank Greenberg (.340, 41,150) is named the American League's Most Valuable Player with Indian hurler Bob Feller (27-11- 2.61) finishing second. Having won the award in 1935 as a first baseman, 'Hammerin' Hank' becomes the first player to win the MVP again playing a different position.


1949 The San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League complete an Asian tour which includes five Japanese games. One of the Japanese games draws over 100,00 fans to watch Lefty O'Doul's team.


1950 The BBWAA select Yankee shortstop Phil Rizzuto (.324, 7, 66) as the American League MVP. The ‘Scooter’, who receives 16 of 23 first-place votes, easily outpoints runner-ups Boston’s Billy Goodman and teammate Yogi Berra.


1950 Walter O'Malley succeeds Branch Rickey as president of the Dodgers.


1960 After operating the team in the nation's capital ever since Clark Griffith took over as manager of the club in 1912, Calvin Griffith, president of the Washington Senators, makes decision to move his club to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

1960 In a move designed to get a jump on the National League in the expansion race, the American League grants franchises to Washington and Los Angeles and okays the Senators move to Minnesota.


1982 The Phillies' thirty-seven year old 'Lefty' Steve Carlton (23-11, 3.10) wins the Cy Young Award for an unprecedented fourth time.


1985 Umpire Don Denkinger's controversial first base call helps the Royals to beat their cross-state rivals, 2-1 in Game 6 of the World Series. Jorge Orta was called safe even though it appeared Cardinal first baseman Jack Clark's throw to Todd Worrell covering the bag had beat him.


1996 After two one-sided losses at home, the Yankees win the next four games and take their first World Series since 1978 with a 3-2 victory over the defending World champs Braves in Game 6.


1997 With two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning of Game 7, Edgar Renteria singles home Craig Counsell giving the Florida Marlins their first World Series title with a 3-2 win over the Indians. The five-year old Marlins become the youngest expansion team to win the Fall classic.


1998 Potential free-agent all-star catcher Mike Piazza signs the most lucrative contract in major league history when he agrees to terms with the Mets. The seven-year deal is worth over $91 million and includes having a suite on road trips and a luxury box for home games at Shea.


2000 Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter becomes the first player to win the All-Star Game MVP and the World Series MVP honors in the same season.


2000 In Game 5 at Shea Stadium, the Yankees win their third consecutive World Series, the fourth title in five years and record 26th championship by defeating the Mets, 4-2. Luis Sojo's ninth inning two-out, tie-breaking single off starter Al Leiter is the decisive hit.


2000 Joining Hall of Famers Joe McCarthy (7) , Casey Stengel (7) , Connie Mack (5) and Walter Alston (4), Yankee manager Joe Torre becomes only the fifth skipper to win four World Series championships.


2002 When Russ Ortiz, tossing 5-0 shut-out strikes out Garret Anderson to begin the seventh, the Giants appeared destined to win their first World Series since 1954. Scoring six times in the 7th and 8th innings of Game 6, the Angels' rally from five runs down to stage the biggest comeback in Series history for a team facing elimination and beat the Giants, 6-5, forcing a Game 7.


2004 Prior to Game 3 of the World Series, Edgar Martinez receives the Roberto Clemente Award, an honor is given to the player who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team. The Mariners designated hitter, a native of Puerto Rico like the award’s namesake, is involved Parent Project/Muscular Dystrophy, Children's Hospital, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Big Brothers and Big Sisters.


2004 Curt Schilling becomes the first starting pitcher to win a World Series for three different teams. In addition to his Game 3 Red Sox victory over the Cardinals, his 8-2 lifetime post-season record includes wins for the Phillies (1993) and Diamondbacks (2002).

[BC867]

October 26:
1997 With two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning of Game 7, Edgar Renteria singles home Mark Counsell giving the Florida Marlins their first World Series title with a 3-2 win over the Indians.
Must be Craig's brother, huh. :rolleyes:

[Lefty]

Must be Craig's brother, huh. :rolleyes:

I read that after I posted it and corrected it.

[Lefty]

October 27.

1962 The Tigers begin a seventeen-game tour of Japan.


1985 The Royals become the sixth team to overcome a 3-1 deficit to win the Fall Classic as series MVP Bret Saberhagen blanks the Cardinals on five hits,11-0. Joaquin Andujar is thrown out of the game for arguing ball and strikes calls.


1986 In another comeback win, the Mets defeat the Red Sox, 8-5 to win Game 7 of the World Series. Ray Knight makes amends for an earlier error by hitting a home run which puts the Mets ahead for good in the seventh inning.


1989 After a ten day delay due to the earthquake, the World Series resumes with the A's beating the Giants in Game 3, 13-7. Oakland uses the long ball hitting five home runs in securing the victory.


1991 In Game 7 of the 'worst to first' World Series, the Twins beat the Braves in ten innings, 1-0. Both Atlanta and Minnesota had finished last in their respective divisions last year.


1999 The Yankees, behind the solid pitching of Roger Clemens, sweeps its second straight Fall Classic beating the Braves, 4-1. Atlanta joins the New York Giants (1910-19) as the only teams to lose four World Series in a decade.


2000 New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani thinks it is okay for children to take a day off from school to watch the Yankees' ticker-tape parade. His Honor, believing baseball can be an educational experience, has allowed his own kids, Andrew and Caroline, to miss classes in the past to watch the Bronx Bombers' post-season celebrations.


2000 The Mets, this year's runner-ups in the Subway Series, turn down New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's invitation to be part of the parade for the World Champion Yankees down the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan.


2002 In the team's 42nd season, the Angels finally win a World Series title by beating the Giants, 4-1, in Game 7 at Edison Field . Garret Anderson's three-run double provides enough offense for John Lackey to become the first rookie to win a seventh game since 1909 when Babe Adams accomplished the feat for the Pirates.


2004 Under the moon’s reddish tint caused by a lunar eclipse, the Red Sox exorcised 86 year of agonizing losses by winning their first World Series since 1918. In one of the most dominating Fall Classic performances, Boston, who never trailed during the four games, blank the Cardinals, 3-0, to complete the sweep.


2004 After a 10-day Overstock.com on-line auction and 240 bids, Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball goes for $804,129. Steve Williams, who came up with the milestone ball in SBC’s left field bleachers on September 17, announced he was quitting his day job as a broker's assistant, but hadn't decided what to do with the windfall.

[Lefty]

October 28.

1953 The 'Old Redhead' Red Barber resigns as a Brooklyn Dodger broadcaster and takes the 'catbird' seat with the rival New York Yankees.


1954 Major league owners vote down the sale of the Philadelphia A's to a hometown syndicate. A week later the Mack family sells a controlling interest to Arnold Johnson who will move the team to Kansas City.


1958 In San Francisco, construction begins on the Giants' new ballpark in an area where the rocks look like candlesticks.


1961 Ground is broken for the Flushing Meadow Stadium. The future home of the New York Mets will be known as Shea Stadium in honor of Bill Shea, a lawyer who helped to bring back the National League to the Big Apple.


1979 Dick Howser replaces Billy Martin as Yankee manager.


1981 After losing the first two games, with the help of Pedro Guerrero's five RBIs and the solid pitching of Bert Hooten, the Dodgers defeat the Yankees, 9-2, to capture the World Championship in six games. It's the third time this post season Los Angeles come from behind to win a series (0-2 behind Astros NLDS and 1-2 behind the Expos in NLCS).


1988 The Padres trade Keith Moreland and Chris Brown to the Tigers for pitcher Walt Terrell.


1989 The A's complete the sweep of the Giants in the earthquake delayed Fall Classic with a 9-6 victory. Dave Stewart, who wins the series MVP, becomes the first hurler to win two games in both the LCS and World Series.


1995 In Game 6, Tom Glavine and Mark Wohlers combine on a one-hitter to defeat the Indians, 1-0 giving the Braves their first World Series since moving to Atlanta. David Justice's homer in the sixth inning proves to be the difference.


2001 Curt Schilling, who name his son Gehrig, receives the 2001 Roberto Clemente Award for his contributions to numerous charities, including ALS which is better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. The Diamondback right-hander, who won World Series opener yesterday, was selected due his outstanding baseball skills combined with devoted work within the community.


2002 The Mets, after being unable to get permission to talk to Lou Piniella from Seattle and deciding not to wait ten days after World Series for the availability Giant skipper Dusty Baker, give Art Howe a four-year, $9.4 million deal to manage the team. New York's new skipper managed the A's to two AL West titles (2000, 2002) championships with his teams winning 383 games during the last four seasons matching Joe Torre's Yankee total.


2002 The Marlins do not renew the contract of John Routh, the 43-year-old man who has been Billy the Marlin, since the Florida's first game in 1993. Although 'Billy' will return next season, a new person will be hired to wear the 35- pound costume as the team is seeks to increase the mascot's visibility by changing the overall role of the character.


2002 Signing the veteran manager to a four-year contract, the Devil Rays name Lou Piniella as their team's new skipper. As compensation to sign 'Sweet Lou' away from Seattle, Tampa Bay sends their All-Star outfielder Randy Winn (.298, 14, 75) to Seattle for minor leaguer Antonio Perez.

[Lefty]

October 29.

1949 The A's trade Nellie Fox to the White Sox for catcher Joe Tipton.


1979 Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays, one of the game's most popular players, severs all ties with major league baseball when he accepts a public relations job with Atlantic City casino. Due to the gambling aspect of the position, he had been given an ultimatum by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn to disassociate himself from the national pastime.


1985 Cardinal pitcher Joaquin Andujar is suspended for the first ten games of next season as a result of bumping Don Denkinger twice during his Game 7 dispute with the home plate ump over ball and strikes calls.


1991 Buck Showalter replaces Stump Merrill as the Yankee manager. During his four-year reign as the Bronx Bomber skipper, the 36-year old will compile a 313 -268 (.539) record capturing the AL manager of the Year award and AL East title in 1994 and first AL wild card the following year.


2001 Commissioner Bud Selig says major league baseball is considering eliminating two teams could by the start of next season. Contraction would include the Montreal Expos and either the Minnesota Twins or the Florida Marlins.


2001 Matt Williams becomes the first player in World Series history to hit home runs with three different teams. He homered in the Fall Classic for the Indians in 1997 and the Giants in 1989.


2002 Bringing the total to seven this month, three new managers are named including Ned Yost (Brewers), Ken Macha (A's) and Eric Wedge (Indians). Being younger than two of his players (Ellis Burks and Omar Vizquel), the Tribe's skipper, at the age of 34, becomes youngest manager in the major leagues.

[Lefty]

October 30.

1963 Sandy Koufax, who unanimously won the CY Young Award six days ago, is also named the National League's MVP. The Dodger legend out points Pirates' infielder Dick Groat, 237-190.


1964 American hurler Joe Stanka wins the league's MVP award pitching for the Nankai Hawks. His three straight victories over the Yomiuri Giants helps his team capture the Japanese Series.


1967 The White Sox announce the team will play nine regular season games in Milwaukee during the 1968 season. It's the first time since 1905 an American League team has played outside its own city.


1974 After leading the league with 25 wins and a 2.49 era, A's hurler Catfish Hunter is named the AL's Cy Young winner.


1975 Giants pitcher John Montefusco (15-9, 2.88, 215) 'the Count', wins the National League Rookie of the Year Award. Expo catcher Gary Carter finishes second.


1986 The Orioles trade Storm Davis to the Padres for catcher Terry Kennedy and minor leaguer Mark Williamson.


2000 Signing a three-year, $2 million contract, broadcaster Bob Brenly, 46, is named as manager of the Diamondbacks. The former major league catcher replaces Buck Showalter, the clubs' only manager, who was let go at the end of the season.


2001 George W. Bush becomes the eighth president to attend a World Series game and the first since Dwight D. Eisenhower to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Wearing a New York Fire Department windbreaker in honor of the heroes of the September 11 attacks, the Commander in Chief walks to the mound by himself, gives a thumbs up, and throws a perfect strike to the Yankees' backup catcher much to the delight of the stadium faithful.

[Lefty]

October 31.

1931 The Cardinals release the last legal spitballer and future Hall of Famer Burleigh Grimes.


1953 After touring Japan with the Giants, Commissioner Ford Frick compares the level of Japanese play to that of Class A of the American minors.


1957 Yogi Berra says the Yankees returned fine money to players involved in the Copacabana fight.


1979 Orioles' Mike Flanagan (23-9, 3.08) wins the Cy Young Award outdistancing Tommy John (21-9, 2.97).


2001 For the first time since Philadelphia A's Mule Haas hit a game-tying two-run homer in Game 5 of the 1929 World Series, a team comes from behind to tie a Fall Classic game in the ninth and goes on to win in extra innings. Tino Martinez sends the game into overtime with a two-out homer off Diamondbacks' closer Byung-Hyun Kim and Derek Jeter, dubbed Mr. November, wins it after the stroke of midnight with a full count two-out round tripper giving the Bronx Bombers a 3-2 victory and knots the series at two games apiece.

[IndyDback]

October 31.

2001 For the first time since Philadelphia A's Mule Haas hit a game-tying two-run homer in Game 5 of the 1929 World Series, a team comes from behind to tie a Fall Classic game in the ninth and goes on to win in extra innings. Tino Martinez sends the game into overtime with a two-out homer off Diamondbacks' closer Byung-Hyun Kim and Derek Jeter, dubbed Mr. November, wins it after the stroke of midnight with a full count two-out round tripper giving the Bronx Bombers a 3-2 victory and knots the series at two games apiece.

:eek: :eek:

The horror...

[Lefty]

November 1.

1951 Dodger backstop Roy Campanella (.325, 33, 108) wins the first of his three National League MVP Awards.


1978 After dominating the American League, Yankee lefty Ron Guidry (25-3,1.74) wins the league's Cy Young Award unanimously.


1979 Edward Bennett Williams buys the Orioles for a reported $12.3 million from Jerold Hoffberger.


1982 Doug Rader becomes the twelfth manager in the Rangers' twelve-year history. The 38-year old managed the Padres' Triple A club for the past three years.


1982 The National League owners block the re-election of Bowie Kuhn thus ending his fourteen-year rein as commissioner.


2000 Larry Bowa is hired as the Phillies manager replacing the recently released Terry Franconia. The former Phillies' shortstop had managed the Padres in 1987-88 to a record of 81-127.


2000 Succeeding Davey Johnson, Jim Tracy, the team's bench coach, is hired as the Dodgers' manager.


2001 The first major league game ever started in the month of November is a memorable one as the Yankees, for the second consecutive night, make a dramatic comeback in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game and go on to victory in extra innings. Tonight's heroes are Scot Brosius, who hits a game-tying two out two-run homer to knot the game at 2-2, and Alfonso Soriano, who singles in Chuck Knoblach in the 12th giving the Yankees a 3-2 victory and 3-2 lead in the Series over the Diamondbacks.


2001 The Astros name Jimy Williams, 58, as the franchise's thirteenth skipper. The 35-year veteran, who also managed the Blue Jays and Red Sox, replaces Larry Dierker, who despite of reaching the post-season four times in five seasons was unable to win a playoff series.


2004 Wally Backman signs a two-year contract to manage the Diamondbacks, last season’s worst team in the majors. The 45-year former major league infielder, who replaces interim manager Al Pedrique, was the skipper of the Lancaster JetHawks , Arizona's Class A team in California, posting an 86-54 record.

[Lefty]

November 2.

1944 Japan, where baseball has been banned as an undesirable enemy influence, mourns the death of Eiji Sawamura. The Japanese pitcher, who is killed in action in the Pacific, became a national hero by striking out Babe Ruth in an exhibition game.


1964 CBS becomes first corporate owner of a major league team buying eighty percent of Yankees for $11,200,000.


1972 Leading the league in victories (27), ERA (1.97), starts (41), complete games (30), and strike outs (310), Steve Carlton wins the National League's Cy Young Award. 'Lefty's' 27 victories nearly accounts for nearly half (45.8%) of the last-place Phillies wins.


1974 The Braves trade Hank Aaron to the Brewers for Dave May and Roger Alexander. The move allows the all-time career home run champ to finish his career in Milwaukee, the city in which he started in the majors.


1976 After winning 22 games, Randy Jones captures the National League's Cy Young Award. Two years ago the Padre hurler had lost 22 games.


1983 John Denny wins the National League's Cy Young Award. The Prescott, Arizona native posted a 19-6 record with a 2.37 ERA for National League Champion Phillies.


2000 After a 15-year big league career, first baseman Will Clark announces his retirement. 'The Thrill' ends his playing days with the McGwire-less Cardinals supplying the Redbirds with much needed offense (.345,12 HRs and 42 RBIs) in a two-month span after being traded from the Orioles.


1999 Ken Griffey Jr. asks the Seattle Mariners to trade him. The superstar outfielder wants be closer to Orlando, Florida, where his family resides.


2000 Former Blue Jay catcher (1981-86) and the team's present TV color analyst, Buck Martinez, is hired as the Toronto manager. Replacing Jim Fregosi, the 51-year ESPN commentator joins Astros' Larry Dierker and Diamondbacks' Bob Brenly as first-time major league skippers hired from the broadcast booth.


2000 Wrigley Field has been granted preliminary landmark status by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. Any plans to refurbish or tear down Cubs' home since 1916 will have to be reviewed by this panel.


2004 After a grounds keeper finds a grenade in the Wrigley Field turf, police bomb and arson investigators are called to evaluate the right field discovery. The rusty, hollowed-out shell turns out to be harmless and its origins remain a mystery.

[Lefty]

October 3.

1953 The Rules Committee re-establishes the sacrifice fly ruling which credits a batter with a RBI who flies out driving in a run without charging the hitter with a time at bat. The rule had been dropped in 1939.


1964 Philadelphia voters approve $25 million bond issue to build a new sport stadium. Due cost overruns, a 1967 measure is needed to authorized an additional $13 million making Veteran Stadiums most expensive ballparks with a final cost of $50 million.


1965 In a winter league game, A's pitcher Lew Krausse strikes out a record 21 Lara batters as he tosses a one-hitter for Caracas.


1965 In an unanimous vote, Dodger southpaw Sandy Koufax (26-8, 2.04, 382) is named the Cy Young Award winner.


1970 Curt Flood is traded by the Phillies to the Senators for three minor leaguers.


1979 The AL and NL all-star teams depart on an exhibition tour of Japan. The National League squad will take four of seven from the American League counterparts, but the teams will combine to split a pair of games with the Japanese all-stars.


1992 The Reds trade Paul O'Neill and Joe DeBerry, a minor leaguer, to the Yankees for Roberto Kelly. The deal works well for the Bronx Bombers as the popular outfielder will become a team leader playing an important in four World Series championships before he retires prior to the 2002 season.


1999 In a nine-player deal, the Rangers trade super star Juan Gonzalez along with pitcher Danny Patterson and catcher Greg Zaun to the Tigers for pitchers Justin Thompson, Alan Webb and Francisco Cordero, outfielder Gabe Kapler, catcher Bill Haselman and infielder Frank Catalanotto.


2000 After being turned down by Yankees third base coach Willie Randolph and their own third base coach, Ron Oester, because of below market contract offers, the Reds hire Bob Boone as manager replacing Jack McKeon. The former catcher and present special assistant to general manager Jim Bowden had a 181-206 record as manager of the Royals.


2001 In Game 6, the Diamondbacks get 21 hits in the first six innings against the Yankees to set a record for hits in a World Series game. The previous record of 20 was established by the 1921 Giants (Game 3 vs Yankees) and the 1946 Cardinals (Game 4 vs Red Sox).


2003 ESPN analyst Bobby Valentine will return to Japan to manage the Chiba Lotte Marines, the club which fired him a solid second-place finish in 1995. The former Mets and Ranger skipper signs a three-year deal with an option for two more years worth for an estimated $6.4 million.

[Lefty]

November 4.

I thought I would finish this year today. Not a bad day to stop. :thumbup: See ya next year.


1935 Former Green Bay Packers' pro football tackle Cal Hubbard becomes an American League umpire.


1957 With a new balk rule, the hitter now has an option after the call is made. If a player gets a hit, he can accept the outcome of the pitch, instead of being only limited to the advance of the base runner(s).


1959 Cubs' shortstop Ernie Banks wins his second consecutive MVP award. Braves' third baseman Eddie Mathews is the runner-up.


1963 The Cardinals trade outfielder George Altman and pitcher Bill Wakefield to the Mets for veteran hurler Roger Craig.


1965 Chicago manager Al Lopez resigns as the field boss of the White Sox.


1980 Japan's all-time home run hitter, Sadaharu Oh, retires from professional baseball. The Tokyo Yomiuri Giants' first baseman hit a record 868 home runs in his 22-year playing career.


2001 In Game 7 of a classic World Series, Arizona rallies for two runs in the bottom of the ninth defeating the Yankees and their usually unbeatable closer, Mariano Rivera, 3-2. The four-year old Diamondbacks, the youngest franchise to win a Fall Classic, ends New York's string of three consecutive World Championships.


2001 Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling are named co-MVPs of the World Series. The Diamondback hurlers are the first multiple winners since a trio of Dodgers( Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager) shared the award in 1981.


2002 Eric Hinske (.279, 24, 84 ) wins American League Rookie of the Year. The 25-year-old Blue Jays third baseman receives 19 of 28 first-place votes cast by the Baseball Writers Association of America with Oriole starter Rodrigo Lopez getting the other nine first-place votes.


2002 Colorado Rockies right-hander Jason Jennings (16-6, 4.52 ) becomes first member of the Rockies to be selected by the BBWAA as the National League Rookie of the Year. The 24-year old right-hander receives 27 first-place votes from the 32 writers participating in the balloting.


2003 Former Yankee captain Don Mattingly is named as the Bronx Bombers' hitting coach replacing Rick Down, who did not have his contract renewed last week. The 42-year-old, who retired due back problems, will be a top candidate to replace Joe Torre as manager in 2005.


2003 Miami-Dade County Commissioners approved a plan committing $73 million in tax money toward a new major league ballpark for the Marlins. The World Champions, who have agreed to change their name to the Miami Marlins if the city builds the ballpark, want to begin playing in the$325 million new park in 2007, but still doesn't have a plan for raising $137 million needed as part of their commitment.


2004 Former Indians manager Charlie Manuel is named to replace Larry Bowa as the Phillies skipper. The 60-year old piloted Cleveland from 2000-02.

[Lefty]

The 2006 baseball season begins today!

April 2:

1931 Chattanooga Lookouts' pitcher Jackie Mitchell, a seventeen-year old girl, strikes out a good-natured Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig on six pitches in an exhibition game.


1952 In Denver, Giant's Monte Irvin breaks his ankle sliding into third during an exhibition game against the Indians.


1962 The Indians trade first baseman Vic Power and pitcher Dick Stigman to Twins for pitcher Pedro Ramos


1984 For the first time in ten years, the Mets lose on Opening Day bowing to the Reds, 8-1.


1995 Having the first 23 days of this season canceled and 252 games of the last season lost, the owners accept the players' March 31 unconditional offer to return to work. The players' decision to return to work is made after a U.S. District judge issues an injunction restoring terms and conditions of the expired agreement. Teams will play 144-game schedules.


1996 Due to renovations in the coliseum, the A's played their season opener in Las Vegas losing to the Blue Jays 9-6 in front of only 7,296 fans at Cashman Field.


1996 Tiger first baseman Cecil Fielder steals the first base of his eleven-year career. The swipe of second comes in the 1,097th game 'Big Daddy's' has played in the majors establishing the longest duration a player has ever gone without a stolen base.


1997 For the first time in major league history, the salary of one player is more than the payroll of an entire team. The White Sox will pay Albert Belle $10 million for the season which is $928,333 more than the entire Pirate payroll.


2001 On Opening Day, Yankee fireballer Roger Clemens becomes the all-time AL career strike out leader passing Walter Johnson as he Ks Royals Joe Randa for his 3,509 Junior circuit victim. Passing the 'Big Train, the 'Rocket' now takes over the seventh spot in major league history.


2001 For the first time in major league history, a Japanese-born position player participates in a regular-season major league game. Ichiro Suzuki, hitless in his first three at-bats, singles in the seventh inning to ignite a two-run rally and bunts for a hit in the eighth in his Mariner debut at Safeco Field.


2002 In his major league debut, 6’-11” hurler Jon Rauch of the White Sox pitches a perfect 1.1 innings in a 7-4 loss to the Mariners at Safeco Field, the Louisville, Kentucky native, who was member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic team, becomes tallest pitcher to appear in a big league game.

2003 Mike Bordick's record streak for games and chances without an error by a shortstop ends as Yankee outfielder Bubba Trammell's third inning grounder tips off his glove. After converting a fielder's choice in the first inning he misplays his second chance of the game establishing 544 chances and 110 consecutive games without an error a new major league mark for shortstops.


2003 According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Tigers become the first major league team to have four pitchers make their big league debuts during the same game. Starter 20-year Jeremy Bonderman, who gave up gives up six runs on nine hits in four innings, is followed by rookies Wilfredo Ledezma, Chris Spurling and Matt Roney in the 8-1 loss the Minnesota Twins.


2003 Todd Zeile homers in first at-bat as a Yankee becoming the only major leaguer to hit a home run for ten different teams. In addition to homering with the Bronx Bomber, the infielder has also gone deep for the Cardinals, Cubs, Phillies, Orioles, Dodgers, Marlins, Rangers, Mets, and Rockies.

[Lefty]

April 3:

1901 After jumping back to the Giants, Christy Matthewson is accused by Connie Mack of reneging on his Philadelphia contract.


1923 Expelled players Happy Felsch and Swede Risberg, both who were indicted on fixing the 1919 World Series, file suit against the White Sox for back salary and $400,000 in damages.


1950 Considered a well-guarded secret, Mel Parnell reveals he pitched all but three of his 39 games with a sore elbow last season. The 27-year 'Dusty' finished the season 25-7 with a 2.77 ERA for the second-place Red Sox.

1961 Connie Mack Stadium (formerly known as Shibe Park) is sold and will be torn down after the 1963 season to make room for bowling alleys.


1966 After his name is picked from a hat in a special draft, Tom Seaver signs with the Mets for a reported $50,000 bonus.


1974 The Indians trade 17-year old Pedro Guerrero to Dodgers for pitcher Bruce Ellingsen.


1985 The owners' proposal of expanding the 1985 League Championship Series from the best-of-five games to best-of-seven is agreed to by the Players' Association .


1987 The Cubs trade starter Dennis Eckersley and minor leaguer Dan Rohn to the A's for three minor leaguers. The 'Eck' will become one of the game's top relievers in Oakland.


1989 In his first major league at bat, Ken Griffey Jr. doubles off of A's Dave Stewart.


1989 With an 8-4 victory over Cardinals, the Mets win their 11th consecutive home opener. The Amazins' now have won on Opening Day in 18 of the last 20 seasons.


1994 In the first Sunday night major league season opener, the Cardinals beat the Reds, 6-4


2003 At 27 years, 249 days of age, Alex Rodriguez becomes the youngest player in major league history to hit 300 home runs. The Ranger shortstop's fifth inning three-run blast surpasses Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx's mark who had accomplished the feat at 27 years, 328 days of age.


2005 Alex Sanchez becomes the first major leaguer to be publicly identified under baseball’s new steroid policy. The Tampa Bay outfielder will be suspended for 10 days for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

[Ryanwb]

Ugh.... aren't we going to repeat the same things from last year? Must you put us through the misery again?

[Lefty]

April 4:

1948 Phillie manager Connie Mack, who is 84-years-old, challenges Clark Griffith, the 78-year-old owner of the Senators, to a foot race from home plate to first base. The contest ends in a photo finish tie.


1974 In front a crowd of 52,000 at Riverfront Stadium on Opening Day in Cincinnati, Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's all-time home run record of 714 by hitting a first-inning two-run homer off Jack Billingham. The Atlanta front office had considered keeping 'Hammerin' Hank' on the bench during road games so the slugger could try to equal the mark in front of the hometown fans, but commissioner Bowie Kuhn ordered the Braves to put outfielder into the lineup for at least two of the three games.

1988 In a 10-6 victory over the Expos, Kevin McReynolds and Darryl Strawberry hit two home runs apiece helping the Mets to establish an Opening Day record with six homers. The 'Strawman's' second shot is estimated at 525 feet and is believed to be the longest dinger ever hit at Olympic Stadium.


1988 Blue Jay designated hitter George Bell becomes the first player to hit three home runs on Opening Day helping Toronto defeat the Royals 5-3. All of the homers are off Bret Saberhagen.


1989 On Opening Day, Tommy John ties record by playing in 26 seasons. The Yankee veteran hurler beats the Twins, 4-2 for his 287th win putting him 19th overall in career wins.


1993 At Camden Yards, William Jefferson Clinton becomes the first U.S. president to throw the first pitch of the season from the pitcher's mound.


1994 A total of 56,706 fans attend Opening Day making it the largest crowd ever at new Yankee Stadium.


1994 President Clinton throws out the first ball and 'El Presidente' Dennis Martinez throws the first pitch as the Indians defeat the Mariners, 4-3 In 11 innings in the first game ever played at Jacobs Field. With Bob Feller, the author of the only Opening Day no-hitter game in major league history in attendance, Mariner southpaw Randy Johnson holds the tribe hitless for the first seven innings.


1994 Playing his 2,403rd game at first base, Indian infielder Eddie Murray becomes baseball's all-time leader in games played at that position.


1994 On Opening Day at Wrigley Field, Cub rookie Tuffy Rhodes becomes first player to homer in his first three at-bats starting the season. The three solo round-trippers are off Doc Gooden, the winning pitcher in the Mets 12-8 victory.


1998 Mark McGwire begins what will be a historic season homering in the fourth consecutive game to tie Willie Mays' National League record for most homers to start a season. Big Mac's three-run blast in the sixth inning helps the Cardinals beat the Padres, 8-6.


1999 Opening Day starts in Mexico, making it the first time baseball's first pitch comes outside the U.S. or Canada as the Rockies defeat the National League's defending champs Padres.


2001 For the first time since June 7, 1995, the Indians do not have a sellout crowd at Jacobs Field. The streak of 455 games of consecutive full houses is a major league record.


2001 Throwing the earliest no-hitter in major league history, Hideo Nomo blanks the Orioles, 3-0 at Camden Yards in his first start in a Red Sox uniform. Second baseman Mike Lansing makes an outstanding play with one out in the ninth to preserve the Japanese-born hurler's second career no-hitter.


2003 At Cincinnati’s new Great American Ball Park, Sammy Sosa becomes the first Latin American player and 18th overall to hit 500 career home runs. The milestone is reached in the seventh inning as 'Slammin' Sammy' drives a Scott Sullivan 1-2 pitch into the right-field seats.

2003 The Coneheads stage a reunion at Shea Stadium as David Cone returns to the mound after taking a year off and hurls an impressive 5 innings of shutout ball in the Mets, 4-0, victory over the Expos. In memory of one of the founders of this unique idea which started in 1988, the group hangs a banner featuring a picture of Scott Saber, who was killed during the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, smiling in his Conehead.

[nathan]

Ugh.... aren't we going to repeat the same things from last year? Must you put us through the misery again?
:stupid:
Seriously, this takes up space at the top of the forum and it's not like people can't read this in their newspaper or elsewhere on the internet (http://www.nationalpastime.com/).

[Lefty]

:stupid:
Seriously, this takes up space at the top of the forum and it's not like people can't read this in their newspaper or elsewhere on the internet (http://www.nationalpastime.com/).

As a regualar poster on this forum, I'm just trying to bring something here. As for taking up space, please, this is not the Cardinals forum. The hits here are so small compared to the football and basketball sites. If you guys don't want me to post this topic anymore, that's okay with me.

[Ryanwb]

If you guys don't want me to post this topic anymore, that's okay with me.

Thank you

Now go post your 100th question about plasma TVs

[Lefty]

Thank you

Now go post your 100th question about plasma TVs

You're welcome. Now go make sure you get your 100 posts a day in.:)